Karolina Kowalkiewicz: ‘I Want to Test Myself Against Claudia Gadelha in May’

Karolina Kowalkiewicz is ready to step back inside the Octagon. The “Polish Princess” is coming off the first loss in her professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. Kowalkiewicz fought Joanna Jedrzejczyk for her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight title. The bout was held inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. Jedrzejczyk defeated Kowalkiewicz by […]

Karolina Kowalkiewicz is ready to step back inside the Octagon. The “Polish Princess” is coming off the first loss in her professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. Kowalkiewicz fought Joanna Jedrzejczyk for her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight title. The bout was held inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. Jedrzejczyk defeated Kowalkiewicz by […]

Jedrzejczyk Feels She Won Every Round 10-8: “Kowalkiewicz Was Dangerous For 10 Seconds”

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While there are plenty of fans who would like to see a rematch between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Karolina Kowalkiewicz after they put on one of the more exciting fights at this past Saturday’s UFC 205 pay-per-view, it looks…

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While there are plenty of fans who would like to see a rematch between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Karolina Kowalkiewicz after they put on one of the more exciting fights at this past Saturday’s UFC 205 pay-per-view, it looks like the two most important people who could make that happen aren’t exactly interested right now.

Not only did Dana White seem to indicate that Claudia Gadelha could be next for yet another fight against the undefeated UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk herself made it clear that she too is ready to move on to the next challenge.

Jedrzejczyk, who defeated Kowalkiewicz in one of three championship bouts on the historic fight card held at Madison Square Garden in New York City this past weekend, appeared as a guest on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour” and spoke with show-host Ariel Helwani about the possibility of a third fight with the fellow decorated Polish striker.

As far as Jedrzejczyk is concerned, Kowalkiewicz not only did not do enough to warrant another crack at the title, but she noted that she feels Kowalkiewicz lost every round 10-8, outside of the fourth round, which she still refused to give her Polish counter part any credit for.

“No, come on. She lost the fight,” Jedrzejczyk told the MMAFighting.com reporter / host on Monday afternoon when asked about a potential rematch against Kowalkiewicz.

“Joanna Champion” went on to make the wild claim that not only did she win every round, but she feels that she dominated each round enough to deserve 10-8 scores in the first, second, third and fifth rounds. Regarding the fourth round, Jedrzejczyk only gave Kowalkiewicz credit for being “dangerous for like ten seconds.”

“It was like 10-8 every round. Maybe the fourth round she was dangerous for like ten seconds,” Joanna said to support her claim that Karolina isn’t deserving of another title shot yet.

To further back up her claims, Jedrzejczyk pointed to the UFC Welterweight Championship bout between Tyron Woodley and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson that immediately followed her fight on the PPV main card at UFC 205.

According to the UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion, that would be a good example of a fight that warrants an immediate rematch.

“In Woodley and Thompson, Thompson deserved the rematch, you know? The fight was so close, but come on, she can’t talk about the rematch. I heard she was running to Dana [White] right after the fight and asking for the rematch, but come on. Come on.”

Check out the complete Joanna Jedrzejczyk interview from Monday’s episode of “The MMA Hour” courtesy of their official YouTube channel via the video player embedded above.

Video: Highlights Of Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz From UFC 205

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Heading into Saturday night’s historic UFC 205 event, which kicked off UFC action in the Empire State after New York finally legalized the sport of MMA earlier this year, it was known that in the Women’s Title fight, it …

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Heading into Saturday night’s historic UFC 205 event, which kicked off UFC action in the Empire State after New York finally legalized the sport of MMA earlier this year, it was known that in the Women’s Title fight, it was going to be an undefeated, decorated Polish striker that would leave the Octagon with the title belt around her waist.

In the first of three World Title fights to scheduled to close out the main pay-per-view card, undefeated UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and undefeated contender Karolina Kowalkiewicz, both of whom hail from Poland, went into the cage on Saturday night looking to prove they were the best. Although she was on the ropes and in real danger of potentially getting finished late in the fight, it was “Joanna Champion” that left with the gold belt and the “0” in her losses column in tact.

Featured above are highlights of the UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship bout from Saturday night’s UFC 205 pay-per-view, which emanated from Madison Square Garden in New York City.

For complete UFC 205 results from Madison Square Garden, click here.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz Full Fight Video Highlights

The first mixed martial arts (MMA) title fight to go down under the roof of the historic Madison Square Garden arena in New York City went down last night (Saturday November 12, 2016) between Polish stars Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Karolina Kowalkiewicz. The two Polish female stars went to battle in the strawweight title clash, as ‘JJ’

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The first mixed martial arts (MMA) title fight to go down under the roof of the historic Madison Square Garden arena in New York City went down last night (Saturday November 12, 2016) between Polish stars Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

The two Polish female stars went to battle in the strawweight title clash, as ‘JJ’ unleashed her fierce striking arsenal on her fellow countrywoman in the early rounds of the contest. In the later rounds, however, Kowalkiewicz landed a nice shot that rocked ‘Joanna Champion’ and had her in serious danger before she was able to regroup.

Jedrzejczyk would continue on throughout the remainder of the contest to dominate the stand-up game, cruising her way to a successful title defense in Madison Square Garden via unanimous decision.

You can check out the extraordinary highlights from the amazing back-and-forth contest here:

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Poll: Was UFC 205 The Best MMA Event Of All Time?

With tonight’s (Sat., November 12, 2016) historic UFC 205 in the record books from Madison Square Garden in New York City, the collective MMA world can now bask in the glory of a so-called ‘super card’ that actually delivered to the point of legitimately being in the conversation for the best mixed martial arts event

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With tonight’s (Sat., November 12, 2016) historic UFC 205 in the record books from Madison Square Garden in New York City, the collective MMA world can now bask in the glory of a so-called ‘super card’ that actually delivered to the point of legitimately being in the conversation for the best mixed martial arts event of all time.

The card featured UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor making history by stopping lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez to become the first concurrent two-weight champion in UFC history in the main event, yet it also featured so, so much more. New York City’s first major MMA event also showcased the absolutely insane back-and-forth war between Tyron Woodley Stephen Thompson in the co-main event in addition to Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s entertaining women’s strawweight title bout versus a very game Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

The main card had more drama still, with Yoel Romero knocking out former champ Chris Weidman with a picturesque flying knee and Miesha Tate’s shocking retirement after her decision loss to Raquel Pennington. Finally, the prelims were home to even more exciting fights, as Frankie Edgar once again showed his legendary heart by surviving a huge head kick from Jeremy Stephens to outlast the power-hitting “Lil’ Heathen,” while top lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov picked up his first win over a top competitor in two-and-a-half years when he submitted Michael Johnson after a dominant wrestling display.

All in all, it was a legendary event that made a strong case for the best MMA event ever. Do you think it earned that lofty title?

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Twitter Reacts To Conor McGregor’s Historic Victory

The Ultimate Fighting Championship rolled into Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, tonight (Saturday, November 12, 2016) with one of the deepest slates of talent in history. The fights delivered on the hype. In the main event, Conor McGregor turned in a masterful performance in dismantling defending lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. In doing so, ‘Notorious’,

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship rolled into Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, tonight (Saturday, November 12, 2016) with one of the deepest slates of talent in history.

The fights delivered on the hype.

In the main event, Conor McGregor turned in a masterful performance in dismantling defending lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. In doing so, ‘Notorious’, the reigning featherweight ruler, became the first man in UFC history to hold championships in two weight classes simultaneously. He knocked Alvarez down three times in the first round with devastating counter left hands. He did the trick one more time in the second, and he pounced on a dazed Alvarez to seal the victory.

The middle fight of the title tripleheader was marred by controversy, but it was a fantastic fight. Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley took down the challenger, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, in the first round and battered him. Two lackluster rounds followed for the champ, as Thompson got back into the fight with volume kickboxing and distance control. ‘The Chosen One’ nearly ended the proceedings several times in the fourth round, however, and it proved to be a 10-8 round that saved his title. A crushing right hand, ground and pound, and a vice-like guillotine could not put the supremely tough ‘Wonderboy’ away.

The scorecards were read 47-47, 47-47, and 48-47 Woodley, and the fight was mistakenly declared a split decision for Woodley. Part-way through the post-fight interview, a correction was read that the fight was a majority draw. Woodley retained his title, but did not claim the victory. Boos rained down from the crowd at the confusing and unsatisfying result.

In the first title tilt of the evening, Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeated countrywoman Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision in a fight she largely dominated. Superior power, combinations, and leg kicks buoyed ‘Joanna Champion’ to a 3-0 lead on the scorecards, but Kowalkiewicz got her licks in. The challenger looked to be on the brink of stealing the belt in round four, when she caught Jedrzejczyk moving forward onto a hard shot, wobbling the champion’s legs. Joanna survived, but by the end of the fight, she sported a grisly hematoma on the right side of her face so that everyone watching knew she had been in a fight.

Check out Twitter’s reaction to these historic bouts below:

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