Well, it’s official. The submission that began its MMA life as the Von Flue choke has now earned a new name, and it’s all thanks to the newest master of the move, Ovince Saint Preux.

Saint Preux (21-10 MMA, 9-5) needed just a shade under 2 minutes to put Yushin Okami (34-11 MMA, 13-6 UFC) to sleep in the main event of UFC Fight Night 117, and of course he did it with the counter to the guillotine that has become his favorite submission. This was his third Von Flue choke in the UFC. And, for the record, there have only been five successful uses of it in all of UFC history.

Therefore, the move must henceforth be known as the Von Preux choke. So let it be written, so let it be done. Forever and ever (or at least until someone else tops his record), amen.

But maybe you’re resistant to this idea. Maybe you think the man credited with creating the move – former UFC fighter Jason Von Flue – still deserves to have it named after him.

Or maybe you’re on the other side. Maybe you think the man who now owns 60 percent of the total UFC victories via this choke deserves sole ownership over it. Why not the Saint Preux choke?

Ovince Saint Preux. (USA TODAY Sports)

Either way, you’re wrong. The Von Preux choke is the perfect compromise. It gives a nod to the godfather of the move, while still recognizing the outstanding contributions to shoulder-choking greatness made by the man from the new school.

Not only does Saint Preux have three of these things total, he also has two in a row. And this most recent one over Okami? That’s a technical submission victory over a guy who had never been submitted in 44 pro fights coming into this bout.

Taken altogether, this is an accomplishment worthy of recognition, and that recognition can only fairly come in the form of this slight edit to the name. Plus, the Von Preux choke just sounds cool, a nearly seamless integration of the old and the new.

You don’t have to like it. But after what just transpired in the Saitama Super Arena, you do have to accept it.

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 117, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

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