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UFC 500th Milestones: Submission – McKenzie over LeVesseur

As mixed martial arts has evolved, there are really no sure things anymore. There are defenses for every move, enough footage on every fighter to know what’s coming at any given time, and even the most effective finishes have a counter.

But every once in a while, somebody comes up with a move that they’ve perfected over the years, and even when an opponent knows it’s coming, they still can’t escape. Think of Ovince Saint Preux and the Von Flue (or Von Preux) choke as an example.

Well, a couple years before OSP started pulling off his patented finisher, Cody McKenzie was doing the same thing with a guillotine choke that he referred to as the McKenzietine.