Gina Mazany is a 29-year-old competitor in the women’s bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship with hopes of climbing up the promotion’s 135-pound division. Through two UFC bouts, Mazany has split her record at 1-1. Her first bout was unsuccessful go at former title contender Sara McMann, before bouncing back late in 2017 to score a win over Yanan We.
For Mazany, the opportunity to join the UFC has allowed her to take her training full-time for one of the most successful training camps of her career.
“ I have been working since I was 16 and this is the first time I have ever been able to train full-time. I worked at a gym, sold snow machines in Alaska, when I was in Seattle I bartended on my way through college, and got a badass job at a gaming company, designing for them. A year and a half ago I decided cagefighting was a smarter idea (I’m being sarcastic) and I packed up my Ford Focus with my dog and cat and moved to Vegas,” she said in her official UFC profile.
“Before I got this call, I was bartending at a local pub in Vegas.”
Now that she is able to work a full-time training camp, Mazany is excited to see what’s next.
“”[I] get up in the morning, go for a few mile run, head to the gym, drill whatever we are working on, go live for a bit and then drill again,” she noted. “When I’m not in season, I love to add lifting to my day.”
Mazany, whose brother fights for EFC in South Africa, is a seven-year blue belt. She began training at 18 years old and also has experience as an amateur boxer.
Next up for Mazany is a bout against Lina Lansberg at UFC Fight Night 130 bright and early Saturday, May 26. The event will be headlined by a welterweight fight between Stephen Thompson and Darren Till.