Ovince Saint Preux was as surprised as anyone else that Michal Oleksiejczuk got tapped out with a Von Flue choke at UFC on ESPN+ 18. Saint Preux (24-13 MMA, 12-8 UFC) earned the sixth submission in UFC history via the technique when he forced Oleksiejczuk (14-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) to tap out in the second round of their light heavyweight bout, which took place at Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark, and streamed on ESPN+. He’s earned four of those six wins, adding Oleksiejczuk’s name to a list that includes Yushin Okami, Marcos Rogerio de Lima and Nikita Krylov. Saint Preux felt there was an element of surprise to the previous wins, but said this one was different because it was essentially offered up on a silver platter. “I don’t know what happened,” Saint Preux said on the UFC on ESPN+ 18 post-fight show. “He just gave it to me and I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ Like literally I’m like, ‘I’m just going to grab your wrist to see what you’re going to do.’ When I grabbed it he just gave it to me.” Related UFC on ESPN+ 18 bonuses: Cannonier, Saint Preux among $50,000 winners in Copenhagen The win was an important one for Saint Preux’s career.
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Ovince Saint Preux stunned opponent gave him Von Flue setup at UFC on ESPN+ 18 – MMA Junkie