Saint Preux will fight De Lima at UFC Nashville in April

Ovince Saint Preux will look to pull out of a nose dive on April 22 when he meets Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC Fight Night 108 in Nashville, Tenn.

The UFC announced the bout Friday.

"OSP" is on a career-worst three-fight losing streak after dropping a lopsided unanimous decision to Jon Jones in an interim light heavyweight title fight last April, followed by a knockout loss to Jimi Manuwa and a disappointing unanimous decision loss to UFC newcomer Volkan Oezdemir.

This will be a home date for Saint Preux, who made a name for himself as a college football player at the University of Tennessee. He currently fights out of Knoxville.

Despite his recent struggles, Saint Preux sits at No. 8 in the UFC's light heavyweight rankings.

De Lima has alternated wins and losses over his past five fights. The 31-year-old Brazilian defeated short-notice replacement Jeremy Kimball by first-round TKO this past January.