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Ukrainian UFC fighter Maryna Moroz has a special message for Vladimir Putin.
“F— you, b—-!” Moroz told TMZ Sports. “I love my country. Don’t touch Ukraine!”
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Maryna Moroz of Ukraine poses for a post fight portrait backstage during the UFC Fight Night event at Wells Fargo Center on March 30, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Moroz, who is fighting in five days, spoke to the website amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. She is scheduled to take on Kazakhstan’s Mariya Agapova in less than a week, but her homeland is on her mind, and she’s worried about her family.
Born in Vilnohirsk, Ukraine, Moroz says the situation is so bad back at home that her father began making grenades at home.
Maryna Moroz of Ukraine celebrates after defeating Mayra Bueno Silva of Brazil in their flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event on March 14, 2020 in Brasilia, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC)
“It’s hard time for Ukraine,” she said. “I want to support my country, my president, whole army in Ukraine, and I want to say we don’t want war. I worry about my family right now.”
Maryna Moroz of Ukraine poses for a post fight portrait backstage during the UFC Fight Night event at Wells Fargo Center on March 30, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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Moroz will fight Agapova on Saturday night at UFC 272.
“I will be fighting, and I show that Ukraine people are strong, and my flag will be in the Octagon,” Moroz said.
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