Michelle Waterson and Tatiana Suarez Disagree on Who Deserves Title Shot

Immediately after defeating Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC Philadelphia this past Saturday, Michelle Waterson began lobbying for her first title shot in the UFC. Waterson has now won three consecutive bouts and is one of the more popular female stars in …

Immediately after defeating Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC Philadelphia this past Saturday, Michelle Waterson began lobbying for her first title shot in the UFC. Waterson has now won three consecutive bouts and is one of the more popular female stars in the UFC, so whether or not she receives a title shot next, she is likely […]

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Michelle Waterson Explains Why She Should Challenge For UFC Strawweight Title Next

Michelle Waterson had a tremendous performance at UFC Philadelphia over the weekend (Sat. March 30, 2019). “The Karate Hottie” defeated former 115-pound title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz. After her victory, Waterson called for the winn…

Michelle Waterson had a tremendous performance at UFC Philadelphia over the weekend (Sat. March 30, 2019). “The Karate Hottie” defeated former 115-pound title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz. After her victory, Waterson called for the winner of champion Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade at UFC 237 in Brazil. On the ESPN+ post-fight show, Waterson doubled down on […]

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Michelle Waterson Explains Why She Deserves Next Title Shot

Michelle Waterson explains why she thinks she’s next in line for a title shot. This comes after she scored a decision win over Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a women’s strawweight bout. This fight took place at the UFC Philadelphia on Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on ESPN. Following the fight, Waterson […]

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Michelle Waterson explains why she thinks she’s next in line for a title shot.

This comes after she scored a decision win over Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a women’s strawweight bout. This fight took place at the UFC Philadelphia on Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on ESPN.

Following the fight, Waterson made it known that she wants a title shot for the strong performance. In fact, she thinks she should be in front of the winner of Tatiana Suarez vs. Nina Ansaroff that’s expected to be a #1 contender’s fight at the UFC 238 pay-per-view event.

“The case is I’ve been in the top 10 a lot longer than both of them have. I’ve fought all the top girls, and I should be next.”

“Every round that we had to go into the next round I knew that I had to stay focused or more focused,” Waterson said. “Karolina is the type of fighter who picks up steam as the roads ago on, and I knew I just had to stay focused and try to win.”

Waterson is currently on a three-fight winning streak. Her previous two wins victories came against Cortney Casey in April 2018 and Felice Herrig at UFC 229.

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UFC Philadelphia Results: Michelle Waterson Outclasses Karolina Kowalkiewicz

A women’s strawweight bout between Michelle Waterson and Karolina Kowalkiewicz will keep the show rolling at UFC Philadelphia. As always, Lowkickmma will have you covered with all the results from UFC on ESPN 2 as they happen. Waterson (16-6) has won her last two fights inside the Octagon with her most recent victory coming over […]

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A women’s strawweight bout between Michelle Waterson and Karolina Kowalkiewicz will keep the show rolling at UFC Philadelphia.

As always, Lowkickmma will have you covered with all the results from UFC on ESPN 2 as they happen.

Waterson (16-6) has won her last two fights inside the Octagon with her most recent victory coming over Felice Herrig at UFC 229. A win on Saturday night (March 30, 2019) could propel “The Karate Hottie” into title contention. As for Kowalkiewicz (12-3). She had her two-fight winning streak snapped in her last outing against Jéssica Andrade at UFC 228. Kowalkiewicz will try to avoid the second losing streak of her career.

Round One

Waterson quickly takes the center then Kowalkiewicz takes the position over. Waterson lands a leg kick, then another. Waterson throws a one-two. Kowalkiewicz throws a sidekick and a jab. Waterson flicks a side head kick out there. Kowalkiewicz lands a right hand. The American finds a home for her jab again. Fat start for Waterson. She throws a variety of kicks but Kowalkiewicz walks straight through. The Polish fighter tags Waterson with a flurry of punches. She presses Waterson into the cage and lands some knees. Waterson spins out and breaks free. She throws a spinning attack but misses everything. The round ends.

Rouond Two

Waterson pumps her jab to start the second round. Kowalkiewicz lands a right hand. She moves forward and throws a head kick. Waterson uses a sidekick targeting the knee of Kowalkiewicz. The Polish fighter lands another hard right hand. Waterson answers with a leg kick as she circles to her right. She throws Kowalkiewicz on her head and moves into side control. She is doing a good job at not rushing into anything as she is taking her time. Waterson lands some ground and pound and then looks for angles to exploit. Kowalkiewicz is trying to kick her legs up to create a scramble. Waterson is doing a great job controlling the position with less than one minute in the round. She continues to grind on the Polish fighter. She jumps on an arm and extends. It looks like it is in but Kowalkiewicz will have none. The round ends.

Round Three

Kowalkiewicz lands a jab to start the last round. She moves forward but Waterson lands a body kick. The American circles off and lands a sidekick. The fighters clinch and Waterson looks for the same throw but Kowalkiewicz defends this time. Kowalkiewicz is fighting with urgency here, she moves forward and lands a kick. She presses Waterson into the cage as both women fight for position. Waterson lands a couple of hard knees from the clinch. The women break and Waterson takes Kowalkiewicz down. She ends up in guard but lets Kowalkiewicz up to her feet. 60 seconds left. She cracks Kowalkiewicz with an elbow. She just misses a spinning back kick. The fight ends with Waterson throwing.

Michelle Waterson defeats Karolina Kowalkiewicz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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Karolina Kowalkiewicz on “Idol” Michelle Waterson: “I Don’t Want to Hurt Her”

Every time Karolina Kowalkiewicz has her named called inside the Octagon or finds herself in front of the microphone, the public eye gazes a relaxed, calm, perhaps even gentle disposition. Of course, when the fight begins, that is a different story, an…

Every time Karolina Kowalkiewicz has her named called inside the Octagon or finds herself in front of the microphone, the public eye gazes a relaxed, calm, perhaps even gentle disposition. Of course, when the fight begins, that is a different story, and The Polish sweetheart then becomes The Polish Princess. At UFC Philadelphia, The Police […]

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Michelle Waterson In Search Of ‘Spectacular’ Win At UFC Philadelphia

Michelle Waterson has every intention to walk out of Philadelphia with an impressive victory. Waterson will collide with Karolina Kowalkiewicz this Saturday night (March 30). The bout will be featured on the main card of UFC on ESPN 2. The action takes…

Michelle Waterson has every intention to walk out of Philadelphia with an impressive victory. Waterson will collide with Karolina Kowalkiewicz this Saturday night (March 30). The bout will be featured on the main card of UFC on ESPN 2. The action takes place inside the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Headlining the card will […]

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