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Karolina Kowalkiewicz pens heartfelt message to Joanna Jedrzejczyk following retirement announcement
Karolina Kowalkiewicz has sent a heartfelt message to Joanna Jedrzejczyk following her retirement at UFC 275. Last Saturday night in Singapore, Joanna Jedrzejczyk retired from mixed martial arts following her knockout defeat at the hands of Weili Zhang. While she had a few good moments throughout the course of the fight, it was clear to […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz reveals plans to retire if she lost to Felice Herrig: “Better her than me”
UFC strawweight Karolina Kowalkiewicz nearly hung up the gloves at UFC Vegas 56. Heading into her showdown with Felice Herrig last Saturday night, the Polish fighter had lost her last five contests. During that stretch, she was finished by Jessica Andrade and Jessica Penne. She also suffered lopsided defeats to Yan Xiaonan, Alexa Grasso, and […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz thanks former rival Joanna Jedrzejczyk following UFC Vegas 56 win over Felice Herrig
Karolina Kowalkiewicz is finally back in the win column and she has expressed gratitude to her former rival. Kowalkiewicz entered UFC Vegas 56 on a five-fight skid. It had been a steep fall for the former UFC Strawweight Title challenger. Her last victory going into Saturday night was back in 2018 and it was against […]
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Felice Herrig retires following submission loss to Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC Vegas 56 (Video)
Felice Herrig announced her retirement from MMA immediately following her submission loss to Karolina Kowalkiewicz at today’s UFC Vegas 56 event. Herrig (14-10 MMA) returned to action for the first time in two years this afternoon for a rematch with Kowalkiewicz (13-7 MMA). The pair had previously met at UFC 223 in April of 2018, […]
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Video | Karolina Kowalkiewicz breaks down in tears following UFC 265 loss: “I need to maybe find a new passion in life, and that hurts”
Karolina Kowalkiewicz broke down in tears following her UFC 265 loss, saying that “I need to maybe find a new passion in life and that hurts.” Kowalkiewicz, who was once the No. 1 contender in the UFC women’s strawweight division, has really fallen on hard times in her MMA career over the last few years. […]
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UFC’s Karolina Kowalkiewicz opens up on struggles with depression, suicidal ideation
Former UFC strawweight title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz says she has struggled with depression and suicidal ideation in the past. Kowalkiewicz, a native of Poland, is a member of the UFC strawweight roster. Speaking on Instagram on February 23, Poland’s Day of Combatting Depression, Kowalkiewicz opened up on her mental health struggles, and revealed that she’s […]
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Justin Gaethje sends support to ‘gangster’ Karolina Kowalkiewicz following tough loss at UFC Auckland
Justin Gaethje has sent a message of support to Karolina Kowalkiewicz following her tough loss this past weekend at UFC Auckland. The Auckland card at Spark Arena certainly made headlines for a variety of reasons and while many of those came from the main event, there’s also a lot to be said for the rest […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz forced to undergo eye operation following loss at UFC Auckland
UFC women’s strawweight Karolina Kowalkiewicz says she will undergo an eye operation after suffering a broken facial bone at UFC Auckland. Kowalkiewicz lost a lopsided unanimous decision to Yan Xiaonan on the main card of UFC Auckland. It’s her fourth straight loss following defeats to Alexa Grasso, Jessica Andrade, and Michelle Waterson. Kowalkiewicz was beaten […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz acknowledges ‘painful truth’ after UFC 238 loss
Last weekend, on the undercard of UFC 238, former UFC strawweight title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz lost a decision to Mexico’s Alexa Grasso. With this loss, the Polish star fell on to a three-fight skid — which has led her to confront what she calls a “painful” reality. While Karolina Kowalkiewicz intends to continue fighting and […]
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UFC 238 gets another strawweight clash as Karolina Kowalkiewicz welcomes back Alexa Grasso
The Summertime is always a big time of the year for the UFC as evidenced by the big events they put on with all of them culminating at the end of International Fight Week. This year, the end event of that will be UFC 239 on July 6. But before we get there, the promotion […]
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UFC Philadelphia Results: Michelle Waterson defeats Karolina Kowalkiewicz (Highlights)
A key women’s strawweight bout between fab favorites Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Michelle Waterson took place on tonight’s UFC Philadelphia main card. Karolina Kowalkiewicz enters the octagon for the first time since suffering a devastating knockout loss to Jessica Andrade at UFC 228. Prior to the setback, the former strawweight title challenger had reeled off a […]
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UFC Philadelphia | Karolina Kowalkiewicz says the UFC gave her a new nickname without telling her
If you look at the lineup for this weekend’s UFC Philadelphia card, you’ll see that Michelle Waterson is set to battle former strawweight title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Ahead of this compelling fight, the UFC has been referring to Kowalkiewicz as the “Polish Princess.” She says the UFC made this nickname up for her, and she […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Michelle Waterson added to UFC Philadelphia
Today the UFC announced that their second event on the ESPN channel will be taking place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event got its first bout in a strawweight affair between top prospects Alexa Grasso (10-2) and Marina Rodriguez (10-0-1) after it was moved from UFC Fortaleza due to a Rodriguez […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz releases statement after KO loss to Jessica Andrade
Last weekend, in the co-main event of UFC 228, Poland’s Karolina Kowalkiewicz stepped into the cage with Brazil’s Jessica Andrade. The expectation was that, if Kowalkiewicz won this fight, she’d receive the next crack at UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas, who she holds a victory over. Unfortunately for Karolina Kowalkiewicz and her many fans, however, […]
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UFC 228 Results: Jessica Andrade flattens Karolina Kowalkiewicz (VIDEO)
A key women’s strawweight bout between former title challengers Jessica Andrade and Karolina Kowalkiewicz served as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC 228 event in Dallas. Karolina Kowalkiewicz enters tonight’s contest on a two-fight winning streak. The Polish star defeated Felice Herrig via split-decision in her most recent octagon appearance at UFC 223 this past March […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz wants title shot with win at UFC 228, feels Jedrzejczyk is undeserving
Former UFC strawweight title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz believes that the winner of her UFC 228 fight with Jessica Andrade should be next in line for UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas. In her eyes, the rest of the world probably agrees with this statement. “I think this fight against Jessica Andrade will be a title eliminator,” […]
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Report | Jessica Andrade vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz being targeted for UFC 228
Now that the Rose Namajunas vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk saga is over, for now anyway, the division must move on! And it appears to be making its first steps. A fight between top strawweight contenders, Jessica Andrade and Karolina Kowalkiewicz that was originally slated to be taking place at UFC on Fox 28 in February…clearly did not […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz received an “apology letter” from Conor McGregor, says she won’t sue for bus attack
Back in April, in the buildup to UFC 223, Conor McGregor went berserk in Brooklyn, NY, throwing a dolly through a shuttle bus window in a crazed search for his rival Khabib Nurmagomedov. Unsurprisingly, the Irishman’s rampage left the bus’s passengers — a host of UFC 223 fighters — quite shaken. Some, like Ray Borg […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz explains why she wasn’t scared during Conor McGregor’s infamous bus attack
On Thursday afternoon, UFC lightweight star Conor McGregor showed up at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, NY, and launched a ridiculous attack on a shuttle bus carrying a number of the fighters on the UFC 223 bill. The Irishman’s bizarre rampage crescendoed with him throwing a hand truck through the back-right window of the bus, […]
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UFC 223 Results: Karolina Kowalkiewicz defeats Felice Herrig (Highlights)
UFC 223 Results: Karolina Kowalkiewicz defeats Felice Herrig A key women’s strawweight fight between former title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz and surging division contender Felice Herrig took place on tonight’s UFC 223 prelims from Brooklyn. Round one begins and both women start firing off punches early. Karolina with a low kick. Felice responds with a kick […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz Says She Has Three Years Left in MMA but Can’t Imagine Not Fighting
UFC 223 on April 7th showcases two of the highest level strawweight battles one could ask for. In the co-main event, we have the rematch of the epic upset from UFC 217 when Rose Namajunas knocked out the reigning champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the very first round. But before that, we get a battle of […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz Would Prefer to Rematch “Big Fraud” Joanna Jedrzejczyk over Rose Namajunas
Two of Poland’s finest fighters across all divisions happen to be the former strawweight champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and the former challenger, Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Since they met each other in the octagon at UFC 205, they have each gone 1-1 in their two fights that followed. Ironically enough, each of their upcoming bouts take place on […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz is Rooting for Rose, “Joanna is just a bad person”
Only one woman has gone the distance with both the UFC Strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas and the former champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk…and that’s Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Kowalkiewicz earned her first and only UFC title shot by defeating Namajunas by split decision at UFC 201 in July of 2016. This led to her taking on the then champion, […]
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Three big bouts in the works for UFC 223 in Brooklyn
On April 7, the UFC will make its second stop in Brooklyn, New York with UFC 223. Although this card is still some distance away, it’s already coming together. Over the last few days, three new bouts have been targeted for the event, and they’re all solid additions. The first of these new matchups, which was […]
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BREAKING | Jessica Andrade Slated to Fight Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC Orlando
Just a couple of months ago, Jessica Andrade stood across the Octagon from Claudia Gadelha and those two went to war. There was blood, pro-wrestling slams, and epic showings of heart from both fighters. Andrade not only won the decision against the top contender, but earned Fight of the Night honors. Fresh off that incredible […]
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Jessica Andrade Wants to Fight Karolina Kowalkiewicz Next
After the absolute bloodbath of a fight between her and Claudia Gadelha, Jessica Andrade was pushed to the number one contender slot in the UFC strawweight rankings. It would have been a four-fight win streak for Andrade, had she not have fought Joanna Jedrzejczyk just before. However, that’s a rematch that is just within arm’s […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz doubles down on Jessica Andrade callout
Yesterday afternoon, in the co-main event of the UFC’s exciting stop in Gdansk, Poland, Polish strawweight contender Karolina Kowalkiewicz picked up a nice decision win over former Invicta star Jodie Esquibel. In the wake of this impressive win, Kowalkiewicz made a clever callout of surging Brazilian contender Jessica Andrade. Speaking at the UFC Gdansk post-fight […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz returns at UFC Fight Night in Gdansk, Poland
Karolina Kowalkiewicz, one of the strawweight division’s top contenders, is set for a return to action. The former title challenger is set to battle 6-time Invicta Fighting Championship veteran Jodie Esquibel at UFC Fight Night 118, on October 21 in Gdansk, Poland. This bout was first reported by Dizz, and later confirmed by Kowalkiewicz and […]