Caroline Kowalkiewicz – Polish Princess in the UFC

A few decades ago, inhabitants, interested in sport, the idea that women can play football caused only laughter. Today nobody will be surprised not only women's football but also the more hard and unusual for women in sports. Girls don't just fight in the ring and cage, but also become full-fledged stars of the sport, no way inferior to the level of media colleagues are male. In the women fighters spectators usually want to see not only athletic talent but also good looks. The combination of these two factors guarantees success, we can see the example of cute and tough Polish woman – Caroline Kowalkiewicz.

Biography

Caroline Kowalkiewicz (pictured below) was born in a large Polish city of Lodz, 120 km from Warsaw. At a young age the girl showed interest in martial arts. First there were classes in the Israeli self defense system Krav Maga, then Carolina began to study Muay Thai and MMA at the Gracie Barra Lodz, branch of the famous chain of gyms, founded by the family of Gracie – the founders of Brazilian JIU-jitsu and MMA (Royce Gracie was the first champion of the UFC tournaments).

Before the start of the professional career, Caroline managed to hold two Amateur fight, losing one of them to his main rival – the Joanna Jędrzejczyk. At first she did not want to speak in MMA, because they were too old to start a career in this sport (25-26 years), but one of the trainers managed to persuade her. The first steps in the sport drew her in and she decided to try herself in the professionals.

Career

The Professional debut of Polish Princess (nickname Kowalkiewicz) was held on 18 may 2012 at the tournament EFS 2, where she knocked out compatriot in the first round. After a successful debut Carolina signed one of the top leagues in the world – the Polish KSW, which opened women's division. In KSW, she spent 5 successful battles and won the championship belt.

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In Parallel with the protection zone in Poland Carolina tried us promotion Invicta FC, specializing in the organization of exclusively female fighting. Victory over a young Japanese girl Mitsuke Otherwise opened to the Carolina road in the most prestigious organization in the world – the UFC. It should be noted that Invicta FC is affiliate with the UFC and serve as a springboard for talented girls to a higher League.

In the UFC Caroline Kowalkiewicz immediately achieved popularity. Bright style, love to fight in the rack in conjunction with cute appearance made the pole one of the main stars of the weight of straws (up to 52 kg). Her career took off and in less than a year of Kowalkiewicz won the right to fight for the title, while defeating the three dangerous rivals – Rhonda Markos, Heather Clark and rose Namajunas (which would later become the champion).

The First destruction and rehabilitation

12 Nov 2016 fighter Caroline Kowalkiewicz came to fight for the UFC title. Her opponent was compatriot and longtime rival Joanna Engilchek. Jędrzejczyk by that time it was one of the most dominant Champions in the organization. Master Muay Thai Joanna easily walked through the division, in a one-sided fight wins the belt from Carla Esparza and defended it 4 times. A fight between two women soldiers was held in the bar, where the champion was slightly more accurate and has defended the belt with a score of 49-46 (4-1 in rounds).

Defeated, but not greatly undermined the positions of Kowalkiewicz, and in the next battle she was involved with the second number of the rating – Brazilian Claudia Gadelha. At the beginning of the battle Gadelha went into a clinch, threw rival, and strangled in the back. For Kowalkiewicz it was the second defeat in a row in his career, not knowing the dark spots.

Coraline's Return on a winning streak occurred in October 2017 in the battle against jodie Esquibel. Pole completely dominated and killed the competition in each round. The result – all the judges unanimously gave every round to Carolina. Following the fight, the athlete is planning to hold against the powerful Brazilian Jessica Andrade, which was called to fight after defeating Esquibel.

Hobbies & personal life

The Adrenaline produced in the octagon of the UFC, the Polish Princess, apparently, not enough, and she compensates the lack of parachute jumping and skydiving. Having a lot of fans around the world, Kowalkiewicz willingly communicates with them in social networks and gives regular broadcasts. However, the personal life of Caroline Kowalkiewicz is banned for disclosure. None of the most stubborn fans could not find out if she has a husband or boyfriend.