St. Preux Thinks Recent Activity Might Give Him ‘Slight Advantage’ Against Returning Jones

While Jon Jones was busy rehabilitating his image over the course of the past year, Ovince St. Preux maintained an active schedule, fighting three times since last April. His interim title bout against the returning Jones in the UFC 197 headliner on Saturday will give him four fights in approximately one year’s time. Jones, meanwhile, has not competed since taking a five-round verdict over Daniel Cormier at UFC 182 in January 2015. St. Preux isn’t banking on ring rust being a huge factor in their fight, but even the slightest edge couldn’t hurt against the man regarded by many as the sport’s top pound-for-pound fighter. “It might give me a little bit of an advantage,” St. Preux said during a recent conference call. “But at this time it’s just the proper preparation stuff. I know how to prepare correctly for fights so I have a good camp behind me. “The past two weeks have been really strenuous, but it’s just two weeks. I sacrificed a lot in my life in order to …

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