Karolina Kowalkiewicz Wants Polish Battle With ‘Scared’ Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Undefeated UFC women’s strawweight contender Karolina Kowalkiewicz scored the biggest victory of her young career in the co-main event of last night’s (July 30, 2016) UFC 201 from Atlanta, Georgia. After starting slow against former title challenger “Thug” Rose Namajunas, Kowalkiewicz battled back to win the final two rounds to earn a split-decision victory.
Now 3-0 inside of the Octagon, Kowalkiewicz has her eyes set on a title shot with reigning 115-pound champion and fellow Poland native Joanna Jedrzejzcyk:
“I want the fight with Joanna,” Kowalkiewicz said at the UFC 201 post-fight press conference. “I am ready for her. She said that I’m not on her level. I think that I am good enough to fight with her. I want a fight with her. Let’s do this. Polish power versus Polish power.”
Jedrzejczyk also holds an undefeated professional record, sitting at 12-0 with six straight victories inside of the Octagon. “Joanna Champion” has defended her title three straight times, most recently scoring a dominant decision victory over bitter rival Claudia Gadelha earlier this month (July 8, 2016) at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale.
Ironically, Kowalkiewicz and Jedrzejczyk have actually met before back in their amateur days when the champion scored a submission victory. Now, however, Kowalkiewicz feels as if “Joanna Champion” is ‘scared’:
“I think she’s scared,” Kowalkiewicz said of Jedrzejczyk. “Just like that.”
Would you like to see these two face off next for the 115-pound title?
