There will be no Holiday Season for streaking light heavyweight Ovince Saint Preux, who'll try to make it seven wins in a row when he fights for the third time since Nov. 19. A former University of Tennessee linebacker, Saint Preux (9-4) will face fellow quickster Ron "Abongo'' Humphrey (7-2).

The first Strikeforce event of the year will be highlighted by an eagerly awaited confrontation between two of the promotion's premier, up-and-coming welterweight (170 pounds) stars, unbeaten Tyron Woodley (7-0), of St. Louis, and hard-hitting Belgian, Tarec Saffiedine (10-2).

Originally scheduled to take place on the card, the middleweight (185 pounds) matchup between Yancy "Frisson'' Medeiros (9-0) of Waianae, Hawaii and John Salter (5-2) of Nashville has been scrapped due to a knee injury sustained by Medeiros.

The 6-foot-3, 27-year-old Saint Preux, will be the first fighter ever to compete on three consecutive Strikeforce events. He is coming off of a career-best, thoroughly dominant three-round unanimous decision over UFC veteran, Benji Radach, on Dec. 4, in St. Louis. Saint Preux also registered a unanimous three-round decision over Antwain Britt during a Strikeforce Challengers event on Nov. 19 in Jackson, Miss.

"I always thought I was fighting Jan. 7, but when I had a chance to take the fight (with Radach), I took it,'' said Saint Preux, a member of Knoxville Martial Arts Academy who passed what most expected to be his toughest test in impressive fashion. "That was a good fight and a hard fight that we both took on short notice but there was no way I could turn down fighting in Tennessee.

"I like to stay busy and I'm in the gym training, working out and trying to improve all the time anyway. So why not fight again? Besides, this is like a home game for me.''

Saint Preux, who won his Strikeforce debut with a 0:47, first-round TKO (punches) over Chris Hawk last April 17 in Nashville, played for the Vols from 2001-2004.

After graduating with a degree in Sociology in '04, he became heavily involved in MMA, utilizing his impressive wrestling skills and natural athletic abilities. He made history on Feb. 20, 2009, by not only competing in Tennessee's first sanctioned MMA event, but also by recording the first knockout in the state.

One of six children, Saint Preux has one sister and five brothers. Four of his brothers are twins; one set is older and one set is younger.

Humphrey, a military son who was born on a base in Vacaville, Calif., will be making his fourth appearance for Strikeforce. In his most recent outing, he was submitted (rear naked choke) in the second round by a red-hot Mike "Mak'' Kyle at a Challengers event last July 23 at Everett, Wash.

In his outing before last, the previous March 26, Humphrey made George Bush tap (guillotine choke) at 1:44 of the first round on a Challengers card in Fresno, Calif.

The birth name of the 5-foot-11, 33-year-old is "Ronald," but he prefers to be addressed as "Abongo," the name of an African warrior spirit believed to protect a village located in The Republic of Ghana. The moniker was bestowed upon him a few years ago after he endured a series of mentally and physically grueling tasks during a rites of passage trip to Africa.

Humphrey's experience there inspired him to establish a non-profit organization that allows him to introduce other African-Americans to their heritage by bringing them to Africa.

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