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Yoel Romero will keep energetic by competing in a grappling match.
Olympic silver medalist wrestler Romero faces Commonwealth Judo champion Owen Livesey in an openweight submission grappling match at Polaris 28 (UFC Struggle Go), which takes place June 15 in Doncaster, England. Promotion officers introduced the matchup Thursday.
PFL gentle heavyweight Romero competed in a submission grappling match in opposition to Chris Barnett at Dean Toole Promotions in 2019. Romero submitted the UFC heavyweight by Spherical 1 kimura.
Livesey confronted former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman at Polaris 23 in March 2023, defeating him by unanimous choice.
Livesey will get the group PUMPED with one other throw! #Polaris23 is LIVE NOW on #UFCFIGHTPASS pic.twitter.com/LQJsxIpmq8
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) March 11, 2023
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