Marina Yuryevna Mokhnatkina (; née Kormiltseva, born 12 May 1988) is a sambo competitor and mixed martial artist. Mokhnatkina is a six-time world champion and two-time European champion in sambo. She is also an eight-time Russian champion in sambo. She has signed with MMA promotion Professional Fighters League (PFL) to fight in the women's featherweight division.
She was previously married to sambist and mixed martial artist Mikhail Mokhnatkin. She is now married to UFC heavyweight Sergey Spivak.
Mixed martial arts career
Bellator MMA
Marina made her Bellator debut against Janay Harding on March 29, 2019 at Bellator 219. She lost the bout via unanimous decision.
Marina was scheduled to face Jessica Borga on December 10, 2020 at Bellator 254. The bout was cancelled due to unknown reasons.
Marina faced Amanda Bell on June 11, 2021 at Bellator 260. She won the bout via unanimous decision.
Professional Fighters League
On July 15, 2021, Marina announced that her contract with Bellator had expired and she signed with the PFL.
Marina was scheduled to face Kaitlin Young on August 19, 2021 at PFL 8. After Young was scratched from the bout, Marina was scheduled against Claudia Zamora. She won the fight by unanimous decision.
PFL season 2022
Marina faced Kayla Harrison on May 6, 2022 at PFL 3. She lost the bout via unanimous decision.
Marina faced Abigail Montes on July 1, 2022 at PFL 6. She won the close bout via split decision.
Marina faced Tatiane Aguiar on December 3, 2022 at RCC 13, winning the bout via keylock submission in the third round.
2023 Season
Marina started off the 2023 season against Yoko Higashi on April 7, 2023 at PFL 2. She won the fight via TKO in the second round.
Marina faced Evelyn Martins on June 16, 2023 at PFL 5. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
In the semi-finals, Mokhnatkina faced Amber Leibrock on August 18, 2023 at PFL 8. She won the fight via an armbar submission in the first round.
In the final, Mokhnatkina is scheduled to face Larissa Pacheco on November 24, 2023 at PFL 10.
Mixed martial arts record
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|Win
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|Amber Leibrock
|Submission (armbar) |PFL 8 (2023 season) | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:45 |New York City, New York, United States | |- |Win |align=center|10–3 |Evelyn Martins |Decision (unanimous) |PFL 5 (2023 season) | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |- |Win |align=center|9–3 |Yoko Higashi |TKO (punches) |PFL 2 (2023 season) | |align=center|2 |align=center|1:29 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|8–3 |Tatiane Aguiar |Submission (keylock) |RCC 13 | |align=center|3 |align=center|4:00 |Yekaterinburg, Russia | |- |Win |align=center| 7–3 |Abigail Montes |Decision (split) |PFL 6 (2022 season) | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |- |Loss |align=center| 6–3 |Kayla Harrison |Decision (unanimous) |PFL 3 (2022 season) | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Arlington, Texas, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 6–2 |Claudia Zamora |Decision (unanimous) |PFL 8 (2021 season) | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 5–2 |Amanda Bell |Decision (unanimous) |Bellator 260 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 4–2 | Janay Harding | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 219 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Temecula, California, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 4–1 | Liana Jojua | Decision (majority) | Fight Nights Global 83: Alibekov vs. Aliev | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |- | Win | align=center| 4–0 | Karine Silva | Submission (kneebar) | Fight Nights Global 81: Matmuratov vs. Ignatiev | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:58 | Omsk, Russia | |- | Win | align=center| 3–0 | Irina Degtyareva | Submission (armbar) | Fight Nights Global 69: Bagautinov vs. Nobre | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:26 | Novosibirsk, Russia | |- | Win | align=center| 2–0 | Karina Vasilenko | Submission (achilles lock) | Fight Nights Global 53: Day 2 - Mineev vs. Enomoto | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:52 | Moscow, Russia | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Ekaterina Torbeeva | Submission (armbar) | Fight Nights Global 50: Fedor vs. Maldonado | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:25 | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
References
External links
Marina Mokhnatkina at Bellator (archived)