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Yes, Maryna Moroz announced in September 2022 that she has joined Playboy Centerfold. The Ukrainian became the first UFC fighter to join the brand but is still focused on competing in MMA. Moroz is a model alongside her UFC career and has been collaborating with Playboy since signing the deal.
The women's flyweight contender stated that she will be working with the modeling brand on clothing, activations, and exclusive content. When announcing the deal on X (Twitter at the time), Moroz stated:
"Happy to announce that I’ll be the first UFC Fighter on Playboy Centerfold! Can’t wait to partner up with such an iconic brand with clothing, activations, and now the platform that has all my exclusive content."
It's currently unknown how much the deal will make Maryna Moroz. However, the UFC fighter had over 100,000 followers on Instagram at the time of this announcement and her popularity even more with the added exposure of working with Playboy. At the time of this article's publishing, Moroz has over 464,000 followers on Instagram.
'Iron Lady' joined the UFC in 2015, after remaining unbeaten in her first five professional MMA bouts. Moroz beat Joanne Wood via submission in her UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 64: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2. The 32-year-old currently has an MMA record of 11-5.
Who is Maryna Moroz fighting in the UFC next?
Despite pursuing a modeling career outside of the UFC, Maryna Moroz is clearly still focused on her MMA journey. 'Iron Lady' will be taking on Joanne Wood at UFC 299 on March 9.
Moroz put together a respectable three-fight winning streak while being relatively less active from 2019 to 2022, getting the better of Sabina Mazo, Mayra Bueno Silva, and Mariya Agapova since losing to Angela Hill at UFC on FOX 28: Emmett vs. Stephens.
However, a unanimous decision loss against former title challenger Jennifer Maia stopped Moroz's winning streak in November 2022. The Ukrainian lost to Karine Silva via first-round submission in her next outing.
Her opponent, Joanne Wood is a veteran fighter who was on a three-fight losing skid before scoring a split decision win over Luana Carolina in March 2023.
