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Karolina Kowalkiewicz to Face Xiaonan Yan at UFC Fight Night in Auckland

A strawweight clash pitting Karolina Kowalkiewicz against Xiaonan Yan has been added to the UFC Auckland lineup.

The Las Vegas-based promotion announced the matchup on Sunday. UFC Auckland takes place at Spark Arena on Feb. 22 and is headlined by a lightweight clash between Paul Felder and Dan Hooker. The card will likely air on ESPN+.

A former 115-pound title challenger, Kowalkiewicz enters the bout on a three-bout losing streak. In her last outing, the 34-year-old Pole dropped a unanimous verdict to Alexa Grasso at UFC 238.