Sergey Spivak (born January 24, 1995, as Serghei Spivac) is a

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who competes in the

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division of the

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. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also formerly competed for World Warriors Fighting Championships, Eagles Fighting Championship, N1 Pro Nomad MMA and Real Fight Promotion. As of August 8, 2022, he is #12 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Sergey Spivak made his MMA debut in September 2014 with the Ukrainian promotion Real Fight Promotion, at 19 years old. He faced Andrey Serebrianikov as his first opponent. He won the fight in the last minute of the first round, by way of TKO. His second fight was with the Ukrainian-based World Warriors Fighting Championships, at WWFC Ukraine Selection 1, where he faced Evgeniy Bova in the main event. Spivak won the fight in the first round by way of a kimura. His second fight with World Warriors Fighting Championships was during WWFC: Ukraine Selection 4, in the main event. His opponent was Yuri Gorbenko, whom he defeated in the first round through an armbar. Spivak would than fight against Dimitriy Mikutsa, under the N1 Pro organization. Spivak submitted Mikutsa through an armbar during the last minute of the second round. Under the banner of Eagles Fighting Championship, Spivak faced Artem Cherkov. Spivak would beat him in the first round, by way of a head kick. After a year-long layoff, Spivak would return to the World Warriors Fighting Championships. His first opponent was Luke Morton, whom he beat by KO. In his next fight Spivak fought against the MMA veteran

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for the vacant WWFC Heavyweight Championship, a fight which he won in the first round by a rear naked choke. He would defend the title 10 months later against the Croatian fighter Ivo Cuk, winning the bout in the first round by TKO. His last fight with WWFC was his last title defense, five months after his fight with Cuk, against Tony Lopez. He defeated Lopez by a neck crank in the last minute of the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Spivak made his UFC debut during

UFC Fight Night 151 ''UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 151'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 9'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on May 4, 2019 at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontari ...

, at 23 years old, against Walt Harris, replacing

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. He suffered the first professional loss of his career. Harris pushed Sergey up to the cage, dazed him with a left straight and dropped him to the floor with a barrage of knees. After a series of grounded strikes, the referee awarded Harris a win, after 50 seconds, by way of TKO. Five months later, Spivak fought against

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at UFC 243. Spivak would begin the fight being cautious of Tuivasa's power. Spivak was dropped once in the first round by a leg kick. Spivak then began catching Tuivasa's leg kicks and would take the Australian down. Whenever the Australian would return to his feet, Spivak would pursue takedowns. The fight ended in the fourth minute of the second round, Spivak took Tuivasa down for the 7th time in the fight. He was able to obtain the mount and after several hard punches and elbows he was able to obtain an arm triangle choke, awarding him his first UFC win. Spivak faced

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on February 29, 2020, at

UFC Fight Night 169 ''UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 169'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 27'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 29, 2020 at Chartway Arena in ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Spivak was expected to face

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on May 9, 2020, at then UFC 250. However, on April 9,

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, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed to a future date Eventually the bout was scheduled on July 19, 2020, at

UFC Fight Night 172 ''UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 172'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 30'' and ''UFC Fight Island 2'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 19, 2020 ...

. He won the fight via majority decision. Spivak was expected to face

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on October 11, 2020 at

UFC Fight Night 179 ''UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 179'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 37'' and ''UFC Fight Island 5'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 11, 2020 at ...

. However Spivak withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by promotional newcomer

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. Spivak was scheduled to face

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on December 12, 2020, at

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However, Vanderaa tested positive for COVID-19 during fight week and had to be pulled. The pair eventually met on February 20, 2021, at

UFC Fight Night 185 ''UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 185'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 43'' and ''UFC Vegas 19'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 20, 2021 at the UFC ...

. Spivak won the fight via technical knockout in round two. Spivak faced

on June 19, 2021, at

UFC on ESPN 25 ''UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 25'' and ''UFC Vegas 29'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 19, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enter ...

. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Spivak faced

, replacing

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, on September 4, 2021, at

UFC Fight Night 191 ''UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 191 '' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 49'' and ''UFC Vegas 36'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 4, 2021 at the ...

. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one. Spivak was scheduled to face

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, replacing

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, on January 22, 2022, at

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. However, just a week before the event Hardy withdrew due to a finger injury and the bout was removed from the event. The pair was moved to

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. Spivak won the fight via technical knockout in round one. Spivak faced

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on August 6, 2022 at

UFC on ESPN 40 ''UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 40'' and ''UFC Vegas 59'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 6, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Neva ...

. He won the fight via technical knockout in round two. Spivak was expected to face

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in the main event of

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on November 19, 2022. However, Lewis was forced to pull out of the event due to non-COVID, non-weight cutting illness and the bout was cancelled. The pair was rescheduled for

UFC Fight Night 218 ''UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 218'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 76'' and ''UFC Vegas 68'') is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on February 4, 202 ...

on February 4, 2023.

Personal life

Spivak and his wife have a daughter who was born in 2020.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

*World Warriors Fighting Championship **WWFC Heavyweight Championship (One time) ***Two successful title defenses

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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