Biography

Becky started out her training career in Tucson Az. training submissions and judo with Steve Owen a 7th degree black belt in Judo. She also continued her boxing training at two boxing facilities in Tucson. Becky was also a PE teacher and coach in Tucson for 11 years. She was involved in coaching the sports of volleyball, football, wrestling, and track and field. In 1998 she moved to Grand Ledge, MI. to pursue her fight career. Levi has wrestled and boxed at Joe Byrd's Boxing Academy for a year and a half hoping to get started in professional boxing. Although Becky did not get info boxing professionally, she did fight an exhibition fight in Toldedo, OH. in 2002. Becky also holds a second degree black belt in judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

. Prior to MMA competition, she was already an accomplished athlete. At the first 1987 Women's World Championships she won the plus 82 kilograms category in weightlifting. While studying at the University of Arizona, she became a discus thrower, winning the 1988 Tucson Elite Classic and becoming an alternate for the 1988 and 1992 Olympic teams. After graduating, she continued to succeed in the discus, winning the 1992 Willie Williams Classic. In 1991, she attempted judo competition, initially with less success, winning one match out of four at the 1991 Olympic Festival, but eventually becoming a national champion. The Arizona Daily Star called her "one of the two or three greatest female athletes produced here" in an article on the University of Arizona. Becky also competed in 4 World Tough Woman Championships: three of which she was runner up.

Her first entry into the world of mixed martial arts was as a strength and conditioning trainer to fellow Arizona resident Don Frye

Don Frye

Donald Frye is a retired American mixed martial artist, actor, and professional wrestler. Frye rose to fame fighting in early Ultimate Fighting Championship events, winning the UFC 8 and Ultimate Ultimate 96 tournaments...

, present as part of his corner during Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

 8, 9 and 10. In 1999, she helped set up The Danger Zone, a mixed martial arts promotion, with UFC Hall of Famer Dan Severn

Dan Severn

Daniel DeWayne Severn is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, notable for his success in the early years of Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. Severn has fought and wrestled for many mixed martial arts and professional wrestling promotions, including King of the...

. Severn would also train Levi for contests such as the Toughwoman World Championships, and said of her in a 1999 interview "She hits harder than most men." They parted ways in 2001 to pursue other business ventures.

Her last fight was a loss by flying armbar against Marloes Coenen

Marloes Coenen

Marloes Coenen is a Dutch mixed martial artist. She has competed professionally since 2000 and is a former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion....

 at ReMix World Cup 2000, on 5 December 2000. Becky now is the fitness and sport performance co-director at Spiece Fitness a premier fitness facility in Ft. Wayne, IN. Becky has worked and developed their sport training and personal training programs since 2002.

Career

• 1981 National Junior College Champion Shot Put/Runner up discus
• 1982 National Junior College Champion Discus/Runner up shot put
• 1987 National Champion Women's Weightlifting 82 kg.+
• 1987 World Team Trial Champion Weightlifting 82 kg.+
• Pima College Track Hall of Fame Athlete
• USWF Superfight Champion
• L1 Superfight Champion
• IFC Super Heavyweight Champion
• Tough Woman World Champion 3 time Runner-up.

Mixed martial arts record

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| Loss
|align=center| 7-1
| Marloes Coenen

Marloes Coenen

Marloes Coenen is a Dutch mixed martial artist. She has competed professionally since 2000 and is a former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion....

| Submission (flying armbar)
| ReMix-World Cup 2000
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:25
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| Win
|align=center| 7-0
| Junko Yagi
| Decision (unanimous)
| ReMix-World Cup 2000
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
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| Win
|align=center| 6-0
| Miwako Ishihara
| Decision (split)
| ReMix-World Cup 2000
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
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| Win
|align=center| 5-0
| Terri Lukamski
| TKO
| LLPW-Ultimate L-1 Challenge
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 5:06
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| Win
|align=center| 4-0
| Javio Flores
| Submission (choke)
| WSW-World Shoot Wrestling
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:07
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| Win
|align=center| 3-0
| Leslie Brace
| Submission (neck crank)
| USWF 7-Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 7
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:40
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| Win
|align=center| 2-0
| Betty Fagan
| TKO
| IFC 4-Akwesasane
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:44
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| Win
|align=center| 1-0
| Yoko Takahashi

Yoko Takahashi (fighter)

is a Japanese female mixed martial arts fighter and kickboxer and former boxer and professional wrestler. Takahashi is a former Smackgirl open weight champion...

| Submission (punches)
| U-Japan
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:14
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