“A lot of people tell me, 'You need to go here,' or, 'You need to go there.' But I've been around elite coaches all my life. I know what an elite coach looks like. When I hear people say I need to go somewhere else, I just tell them I know what a good coach looks like, and I have great coaches.”

American professional mixed martial artist, active since 2008

Ovince Saint Preux is an American professional mixed martial artist, active since 2008. He competed in the UFC’s light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions and once challenged for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. He has also fought for Strikeforce, the XFC, and Shark Fights. Saint Preux is known for an unorthodox style, and for repeatedly winning with the rare Von Flue choke submission. In the UFC, he recorded four such wins, a feat that helped fans dub it the “Von Preux choke.”