Kowalkiewicz promises hardest fight of Jedzejczyk career, and her own

#1 women’s strawweight challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz spoke with Megan Olivi following her open workout on Wednesday. On Saturday Kowalkiewicz fights fellow Pole, UFC women’s champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 205.

Jedrzejczyk is a perfect 12-0 to Kowalkiewicz’s perfect 10-0. However, Jedrzejczyk did tap out Kowalkiewicz out with a choke when both were amateurs in 2012. And Jedrzejczyk is coming off three successful title defenses.

I know it will be the hardest fight of my life, Kowalkiewicz, as transcribed by Mike Bohn and Abbey Subhan for MMAjunkie. For her, it will be the hardest fight of her life. Two girls from Poland fighting on the biggest event in the world. It will be a great fight and I hope you will like it.”

Kowalkiewicz was asked how she would win.

You can expect a lot of punches, elbows, blows and that stuff,” she replied. “I don’t know, but I know one thing – at the end of the fight my hands will be up.

Still I can’t believe that I am here. I work for this my whole life and now I am here. …I am undefeated like Joanna. I am No. 2 in the UFC ranking and this is the best I can be because I am still very young. I’m 31, I want to have children so this is a good time.

UFC 205 takes place at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, November 12th.

Main Card (PPV)
Eddie Alvarez (c) vs. Conor McGregor
Tyron Woodley (c) vs. Stephen Thompson
Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Chris Weidman vs. Yoel Romero
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Donald Cerrone
Miesha Tate vs. Raquel Pennington

Prelim Card (FOX Sports 1)
Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Michael Johnson
Rafael Natal vs. Tim Boetsch
Vicente Luque vs. Belal Muhammad

Prelim Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Jim Miller vs. Thiago Alves
Liz Carmouche vs. Katlyn Chookagian