Current NXT star Roderick Strong and fiancee Marina “the SuperNova from Moldova” Shafir are now the proud parents of a baby boy. WWE congratulated the couple on Twitter earlier today.
Congratulations to @WWENXT Superstar @roderickstrong and @MarinaShafir on the birth of their baby boy! https://t.co/5bpxMP3bSm
— WWE (@WWE) April 25, 2017
Who Is Marina Shafir?
The SuperNova from Moldova was the nickname given to MMA fighter, Marina Shafir. Â The 29-year old was also a member of Ronda Rousey’s “4 Horsewoman” stable that trained out of the Arizona Fight Club in Glendale. Current indy wrestler Shayna Baszler and Jessamyn Duke being the other 2 non-Ronda Rousey members of the group.
Like most other members of the stable, her MMA career is assumed to be over following a string of losses. After going 5-0 as an amateur, and then winning her first pro bout, Shafir was knocked out in just seconds her last two fights. She hasn’t fought in close to 2 years.