Gina Mazany is an American mixed martial artist who has been actively participating in UFC events since 2016. Gina has formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of King of the Cage. Recently she came into the spotlight not because of her wrestling, but for her extramarital affair with Kevin Croom.
Early Life
Gina Mazany was born on August 19, 1988, in Anchorage, Alaska. She has not shared much information about her family online. As far as her education is concerned, she attended Bartlett High School and graduated from the Art Institute of Seattle.
Gina has always been interested in sports, in fact, In high school she used to participate in all the major sports events. When she was young she was a figure skater. She has also learned boxing. She competed in her first boxing combat when she was just eighteen years old. Later she transitioned to mixed martial arts.
Gina Mazany Career
Gina started competing in mixed martial arts when she was still in high school. She scored a record of 4-0 before joining UFC. In 2006, Gina won the Alaska Fight Championship in the women’s Bantamweight division. In 2013 she joined The Ultimate Fighter 18. She competed in the match Team Rousey vs Team Tate.
She fought against Julianna Peña and lost the fight after two rounds. Gina made her debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in February 2017. She was against Sara McMann at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Browne. She lost the fight after submission in the first round.
Her second fight was in November 2017 against Yanan Wu at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs Bisping. This time Gina won the fight via unanimous decision. In 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Till vs Thompson she faced Lina Länsbwrg and she lost the fight. In 2020 after a few more fights, Gina was released from the UFC.
After UFC she competed in King of the Cage. There she faced Valerie Barney in the Golden Fights in 2020. She won in round one of the fight. She went back to UFC within a year. At UFC on ESPN, she faced Julia Avila in Eye vs Calvillo and lost the fight in the first round. She won a fight against Racheal Ostovich via third-round TKO.
At UFC 262 she lost the bout against Priscilla Cachoeira. Finally, in May 2022, she was released from UFC. Post UFC she competed against Elizabeth Schroeder at FAC 17 and won the bout. She was in the Team Xtreme Couture from 2016 to 2020. In 2020 she joined the team Glory MMA and Fitness.
Gina Mazany Biography |
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Real Name | Gina Marie Mazany |
Birth Date | 19 August 1988 |
Age (as of 2023) | 34 Years |
Birth Place | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
Profession | Mixed Martial Artist |
College | The Art Institute of Seattle |
Qualification | Graduate |
Physical Statistics |
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Height | in feet inches – 5’ 6” – in Centimeters – 168 cm |
Weight | in Kilograms – 61 kg – in Pounds – 134 lbs |
Hair Color | Brown |
Eye Color | Brown |
Family |
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Father | – |
Mother | – |
Sister | – |
Brother | Dave Mazany |
Relationship Status |
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Marital Status | Married |
Affair | Yes |
Who is her husband? | Tim Elliott |
Who is her boyfriend? | Kevin Croom |
Personal life
Mazany is married to UFC flyweight fighter Tim Elliot. Tim and Gina have been together for years. They got married in a lavish ceremony. The couple have a daughter together. Gina has a brother named Dave Mazany. He is also a MMA fighter and he fights under EFC in South Africa.
Controversy
Recently Gina’s personal life came under the limelight when her husband Tim Elliot accused her of cheating publicly. On Twitter, post-Tim shared that Gina has been cheating on him with his teammate and training partner Kevin Croom. Tim earned a lot of sympathy from his fellow mixed martial artists.
Gina Mazany Net Worth
Gina has been working as an MMA artist for quite a long time now. She used to work as a graphic designer before becoming a professional MMA. She has amassed a huge sum of money over the years and her estimated net worth is around $3 to $5 million.