Owen Livesey was born on 3 August 1991 and is a British judoka, submission wrestler, and mixed martial artist.
29 Facts About Owen Livesey
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Owen Livesey competed in judo at an international level for Great Britain and England and won a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the men's 81kg judo.
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Owen Livesey won the heavyweight championship at The Snake Pit's 2022 Catch Wrestling World Championships.
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Owen Livesey was born on 3 August 1991 in St Helens, Merseyside.
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Owen Livesey had hoped to be selected to represent Great Britain in judo at the 2012 Olympic Games held in London, but was not, a disappointment which made Livesey ponder his continuation of the sport.
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Owen Livesey is a 2nd dan black belt in judo, gaining his 1st dan at the age of 16, and trained at SKK Judo Club where he was coached by Peter Blood and Luke Preston.
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At the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland, Owen Livesey defeated John Muthee of Kenya in the round of 16.
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The final was against compatriot Tom Reed, which Owen Livesey won in a five-minute bout.
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Owen Livesey is a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the half-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2013,2014, and 2017.
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Owen Livesey has found success in submission wrestling, first competing for Polaris Pro Grappling at Polaris 18 on 27 November 2021, defeating Max Bickerton on the preliminary card.
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Owen Livesey returned at the promotion's next event on 26 March 2022 to compete against Freddie Vosgrone.
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Owen Livesey won a unanimous decision against Vosgrone on the main card.
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On 21 May 2022 Owen Livesey competed won a unanimous decision against Michael Pixley at Grapplefest 12.
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Owen Livesey was then invited to return to Polaris to compete at Polaris 21 against ADCC veteran Josh Hinger on 24 September 2022.
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At the 2022 Catch Wrestling World Championships hosted by The Snake Pit at the University of Bolton Stadium, Owen Livesey won the heavyweight division.
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Owen Livesey was given the call to compete with around a week's notice, as Luccas Lira Costa was forced to withdraw due to visa issues.
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Owen Livesey was eliminated in the opening round by the eventual champion, Kaynan Duarte.
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Owen Livesey competed in the Polaris Middleweight Grand Prix on 25 November 2022.
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Owen Livesey was submitted by Hunter Colvin in the opening round.
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On 11 March 2023 Owen Livesey was booked to compete against former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman in the main event of Polaris 23.
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Owen Livesey was scheduled to compete at Quintet 4 on 10 September 2023 where represented Team Polaris.
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Owen Livesey drew his only match against Nick Rodriguez and his team went out in the opening round.
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Owen Livesey then competed in an 8-man absolute grand prix tournament at Polaris 25 on 30 September 2023.
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Owen Livesey went out in the opening round after losing a decision to Fabricio Andrey.
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Owen Livesey competed in a catch wrestling match against Josh Barnett at 2023 Catch Wrestling World Championships on October 28.
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Owen Livesey was due to compete against Yoel Romero in an openweight match at Polaris 28 on 15 June 2024.
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Romero had to withdraw from the match and was replaced by Baissangour Chamsoudinov, Owen Livesey was originally declared the winner but the match was rescored as a draw.
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Owen Livesey beat Mahamed Aly by decision in the opening round and was submitted by eventual winner Nick Rodriguez in the quarter-final.
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Owen Livesey made his professional mixed martial arts debut in April 2021, beating Liam Gregory by TKO in the first round.