Sergey Spivak

Spivak faced Artem Cherkov in his first fight for the promotion. He went on to win in the first round with a devastating headkick. He stayed away from fighting for a year after that.

His first opponent was Luke Morton, whom he beat by KO. Spivak went on to win that fight in the first round with a rear naked choke.

He successfully defended his title against Croatian Ivo Cuk 10 months later. He prevailed over the Croatian in the first round by virtue of a TKO.

He successfully defended his title by beating Lopez by a neck crank in the closing minutes of the first round.

He was 23 years old at that time. He went on to suffer the first professional loss of his career at the hands of Harris. The more experienced Harris pushed Sergey Spivak up to the cage, dazed him with a left straight and dropped him to the floor with a barrage of knees.

After a barrage of grounded strikes, the referee awarded Harris a win, after 50 seconds, by way of TKO. Spivak started the fight in a cautious manner, wary of the massive power wielded by Tuivasa.

Spivak was dropped once in the first round by a leg kick. Whenever the Australian would return to his feet, Spivak would manage to take him down again.

The fight was stopped in the fourth minute of the second round after Spivak took Tuivasa down for the seventh 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, earning his first ever UFC victory in the process.

Sergey Spivak emerged victorious via a majority decision. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

Skip to content. By SportsDiet Sep 16, He faced Andrey Serebrianikov as his first opponent. He won the fight in the last minute of the first round, by way of TKO.

Spivak won the fight in the first round by way of a kimura. 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.

He would beat him in the first round, by way of a head kick. His first opponent was Luke Morton, whom he beat by KO.

He would defend the title 10 months later against the Croatian fighter Ivo Cuk, winning the bout in the first round by TKO.

He defeated Lopez by a neck crank in the last minute of the first round. 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.

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 and his wife have a daughter who was born in From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Moldovan mixed martial arts fighter. Retrieved 3 November The MMA Way.