Ovince St. Preux
American mixed martial artist
オヴィンス・サンプルー
- Born
- 8 April 1983, Miami
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- mixed martial arts
- Occupation
- mixed martial arts fighter
- Height
- 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
- Weight
- 93 kg (205 lb)
- Team / club
- Tennessee Volunteers football
Ovince Saint Preux (born April 8, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most notably competed in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions of the UFC, challenging once for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. A professional competitor since 2008, Saint Preux has also formerly competed for Strikeforce, the XFC, and Shark Fights. He is known for his unorthodox fighting style and has gained notability and notoriety for having won four fights using the rare Von Flue choke submission out of eight finishes in UFC history, leading to fans renaming it to the "Von Preux choke".
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