Mixed Martial Artists often face a grueling journey to achieve and obtain success. In today’s episode of Across The Pond, you will meet a solider-like fighter whose unbreakable will and no quit attitude makes him one of England’s most deadly submission specialists. A professional since June 2010 and representing Revolution Martial Arts, Steve O’ Keefe owns a 7-3 record in ten career bouts consisting of six submissions and one knockout.
At UCMMA 14, Steve defeated Alex Harvey via TKO in the first round. Then he submitted Jeremy Petley via guillotine choke in round three. Steve also tapped out Oscar Nave via rear naked choke in round one. At Cage Warriors 43, he submitted Artem Lobov via rear naked choke in the third round. Steve also submitted Dean Reilly via arm triangle choke in round one at Cage Warriors 44. He tapped out Gediminas Surmaitis. Steve returned to Cage Warriors in 2017 to face Sean Carter at Cage Warriors 84 in London and submitted him via heel hook in round one. There’s no quit in ”The Spartan”!