PHOTOS: UFC star in Croatia: ‘I think I’m in paradise’
- by croatiaweek
- in News
15 July 2019 – Former title contender and one of the most popular female UFC fighters in the world, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, is currently enjoying a holiday in Croatia.
The Polish mixed martial artist has been enjoying her holiday on the Makarska Riviera in Tučepi and Podgora, as well as further south in Dubrovnik. The Croatian coast has definitely charmed the 33-year-old.
“‘I think I’m in paradise’, she wrote as she shared a photo from Podgora with her 422,000 fans on Instagram.
View this post on InstagramChyba trafiłam do raju 😍⛵️⛰🏖🏝☀️❤️❤️❤️ #ufc #croatia #lovethisplace #summer #kk
Kowalkiewicz, who is a the former KSW Women’s Flyweight Champion, signed with the UFC in 2015.
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After defeating Rose Namajunas by split decision at UFC 201, she earned a title shot. Kowalkiewicz fought for the Strawweight title and lost to former champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk by unanimous decision at UFC 205.
Kowalkiewicz’s last fight was at UFC 238 last month when she lost to Alexa Grasso.