Ovince Saint Preux has mastered the Von Flue choke so well that some have even renamed the technique the “Von Preux” choke
Since joining the UFC roster, Saint Preux (24-13 MMA, 12-8 UFC) has notched seven bonuses and finished 10 of his 12 wins using a variety of submissions and knockouts.
He has finished four fights via Von Flue choke, including in his last outing, where he submitted Michal Oleksiejczuk in the second round.
Saint Preux will be making his heavyweight debut on Wednesday night when he takes on Ben Rothwell in the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 29.
Ahead of that bout, check out Saint Preux’s top finishes in the video above (via UFC). Fights include:
- UFC on Fox 15 vs. Patrick Cummins (KO via punches, Round 1)
- UFC 171 vs. Nikita Krylov (submission via Von Flue choke, Round 1)
- UFC Fight Night 26 vs. Cody Donovan (KO via punches, Round 1)
- UFC Fight Night 132 vs. Tyson Pedro (submission via straight armbar, Round 1)
- UFC Fight Night 117 vs. Yushin Okami (submission via Von Flue choke, Round 1)
- UFC on ESPN+ 18 vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (submission via Von Flue choke, Round 2)
- UFC Fight Night 56 vs. Shogun Rua (KO via punches, Round 1)
UFC on ESPN+ 29 takes place Wednesday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The card streams on ESPN+.
