Who Is Sergey Spivak’s Wife Marina Mokhnatkina? How Many Kids Does He Have?

Heavyweight contender Sergey Spivak has had a mixed run recently. As soon as he started to gain momentum with a three-fight winning streak, he suffered a loss in his last 2023 fight. However, Spivak has bounced back with a win and is heading towards UFC 311 with momentum, as he takes on Jailton Almeida. However, that’s not what this article is about.

The Moldovan ‘Polar Bear’ is one of the most legitimate threats in the heavyweight division. Most fans only know him inside the Octagon, but today we’ll be looking at what lies outside of it., his personal life. It appears that Sergey Spivak has a significant other in his life, named Marina Mokhnatkina.

Who is Sergey Spivak’s wife Marina Mokhnatkina? 

After keeping their relationship under wraps, Marina Mokhnatkina made her relationship with Sergey Spivak public in the summer of 2023. While the Moldovan contender fights under the UFC banner, his better half, who’s also an MMA fighter, competes in a rival promotion, the PFL’. Mokhnatkina also shares a penchant for fighting and, born on May 12, 1988, is a former Sambo competitor.

She shifted bases to Miami and trained hard to uplift her MMA career. It was there, under the roof of an MMA gym, that she met UFC fighter Spivak. What started as training soon brewed into a romance. The couple officially tied the knot on July 6 this year in Las Vegas. Sharing the beautiful visuals of her marriage on her Instagram handle, she wrote, “06.07.2023 Life is short … have time to be happy”.

When it comes to Sergey Spivak’s children, he seems to have only one child with his MMA fighter wife, a daughter who was born before his fight against Carlos Felipe. “My daughter was born right before the fight, so I didn’t sleep well because of that. I want to dedicate the victory to my wife and daughter,” Spivak stated as reported by ‘MMA Junkie’. Meanwhile, let us take a look at Sergey Spivak’s wife, Marina Mokhnatkina’s life and fighting career in a detailed manner.

Marina Mokhnatkina’s MMA career, age, and more

Marina Mokhnatkina, 36, is a six-time world champion in sambo and has also held the title of European champion twice. Her long combat sports career gave her everything she could have hoped for—both love and fame. Mokhnatkina started her MMA career with Fight Nights Global and soon collected a record of 4-0 before joining Bellator. There, she collected a mixed record of 1-1 and then made her PFL debut in 2021.

After defeating Claudia Zamora, Marina Mokhnatkina dropped the fight against Kayla Harrison. Since then, she has defeated Yoko Higashi, Evelyn Martins, and Amber Leibrock in a dominant fashion. Currently, Spivak’s wife’s record stands at 11 wins and 4 losses. Meanwhile, did you know that she has been married twice? Let’s take a look at that front.

Who is Marina Mokhnatkina’s ex-husband?

While competing at the 2011 European Championship Marina Mokhnatkina crossed paths with men’s sambo player Mikhail Mokhnatkin and immediately fell in love. The couple got married in 2012 and, after a couple of years, got blessed with a son whom they named Alexander.

However, their eight-year marriage came to an abrupt end when they parted ways in 2020. Post-divorce, she then decided to focus on her MMA career in Bellator and penned a contract with PFL. But fate had something else in store for her.

Marina Mokhnatkina hasn’t fought since her loss to Larissa Pacheco back in November 2023, but Sergey Spivak will be in action in less than 24 hours. Jailton Almeida has shown how he can control fighters on the ground, so it remains to be seen how the Moldovan fighter fares at UFC 311. Drop your comments below.