For the last four or five years, Serghei Spivac has hovered on the edge of contention in the UFC heavyweight division, amassing a 7-3 record over his last 10 appearances heading into this weekend’s preliminary card clash with Waldo Cortes Acosta at UFC 316 in Newark, New Jersey.
Arriving on the biggest stage in the sport as a green, but promising, talent, the 30-year-old from Moldova has shown steady growth over the course of his career, not only becoming stronger physically to contend with the behemoths that line the way to the top of the heavyweight division, but adding to his arsenal and leaning into his greatest strengths, as well.