{"id":1362336,"date":"2022-03-07T07:19:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T12:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1362336"},"modified":"2022-03-07T12:24:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T17:24:34","slug":"i-want-to-save-my-family-ukrainian-ufc-fighter-emotional-following-win-at-ufc-272","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-want-to-save-my-family-ukrainian-ufc-fighter-emotional-following-win-at-ufc-272\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Want To Save My Family\u2019: Ukrainian UFC Fighter Emotional Following Win At UFC 272"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fi-want-to-save-my-family-ukrainian-ufc-fighter-emotional-following-win-at-ufc-272%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1362336&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1380936692.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Ukrainian UFC women\u2019s flyweight Maryna Moroz<\/span> <span>did not hold back in the lead up to her appearance Saturday night at UFC 272 in Las Vegas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>F*** you, b****! I love my country,\u201d <\/span><span>Moroz told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amp.tmz.com\/2022\/02\/28\/maryna-moroz-ukraine-ufc-fighter-message-russian-president-vladimir-putin\/\"><span>TMZ<\/span><\/a><span> in a message to Russian president Vladimir Putin.<\/span><span> \u201cDon\u2019t touch Ukraine!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s hard time for Ukraine,\u201d <\/span><span>Moroz <a href=\"https:\/\/amp.tmz.com\/2022\/02\/28\/maryna-moroz-ukraine-ufc-fighter-message-russian-president-vladimir-putin\/\">continued<\/a>.<\/span><span> \u201cI want to support my country, my president, whole army in Ukraine, and I want to say we don\u2019t want war. I worry about my family right now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Moroz, who is from <\/span><span>Vilnohirsk, Ukraine, had the impossible task of getting into the octagon Saturday night as her country attempts to fend off the Russian invasion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Not only did she get into the octagon, but <\/span><span>Moroz won her 11th professional fight, submitting <\/span><span>Mariya Agapova in the second round at UFC 272.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LOCKS IN THE SUB \ud83d\udd12 <\/p>\n<p>Maryna Moroz with the dominant finish to end it RD 2! <\/p>\n[ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC272?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC272<\/a> | Prelims are LIVE on E+ ] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ny7MJXjccI\">pic.twitter.com\/ny7MJXjccI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1500280817431556097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>With the win, <\/span><span>Moroz moved to 11-3 in her MMA career. Following the dominant victory, Moroz was emotional in her post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf you know my country has war right now, and my family is in Ukraine,\u201d Moroz said. \u201cI had a hard week. I worried. I cried because my family right now is in a bad situation. Thank you for everyone who messaged me and supported me because this week was hard for me. I wanted to cry because of this war in my country. Thank you, everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Powerful words from an emotional Maryna Moroz competing in incredibly tough circumstances \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9b<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC272?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC272<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U35HcBvj3C\">pic.twitter.com\/U35HcBvj3C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/btsportufc\/status\/1500286081152999426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Moroz continued to discuss the situation in her home country in her post-fight press conference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s hard. I think my mother right now is nervous,\u201d Moroz said. \u201cI\u2019m nervous about my mother. I don\u2019t want the Russian people to come and kill my family. Because many of my friends have died right right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI want to save my family,\u201d Moroz added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t want Russian people to come and kill my family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>An emotional Maryna Moroz discuses the war in her native Ukraine.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC272?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC272<\/a> | Full video: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kBFvqiC7ps\">https:\/\/t.co\/kBFvqiC7ps<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RwQvGIi8t3\">pic.twitter.com\/RwQvGIi8t3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMAJunkie\/status\/1500299064574984193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>In the main event of the evening in Las Vegas, Colby Covington defeated Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision (49-46, 50-44, 50-45) in a matchup between former friends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t my best performance,\u201d Covington <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/33433962\/colby-covington-dominates-jorge-masvidal-grudge-match-ufc-272\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> in the post-fight news conference. \u201cJust a lot of emotions going into it. That was a real friend of mine at one point in my career. \u2026 I let my emotions get the best of me. But it was still dominant. I showed the world how good I was.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Covington dominated the match, scoring six takedowns on the night. With the win, Covington moves to 17-3 in his career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe makes you worry about the takedown,\u201d UFC president Dana White <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/33433962\/colby-covington-dominates-jorge-masvidal-grudge-match-ufc-272\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> in the post-fight news conference. \u201cHe fought the exact fight I thought he would fight tonight. You have to defend that takedown all night, so it sets up the striking for him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Following the win, the former interim welterweight champion called out former training partner Dustin Poirier for his next fight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ll see you soon,\u201d Covington <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/33433962\/colby-covington-dominates-jorge-masvidal-grudge-match-ufc-272\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>, referring to Poirier. \u201cYou\u2019re next!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian UFC women\u2019s flyweight Maryna Moroz did not hold back in the lead up to her appearance Saturday night at UFC 272 in Las Vegas.\u00a0\u201cF*** you, b****! 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