The UFC has announced an intriguing strawweight match-up for their scheduled show at the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand on February 22nd.
The match-up sees the 14th ranked Karolina Kowalkiewicz (12-5) taking on Yan Xiaonan (11-1, 1 NC), who is currently on a long undefeated streak.
The 34-year-old Kowalkiewicz last appeared in the Octagon on June 8th, when she took on Alexa Grasso. The Polish fighter lost that bout by unanimous decision. It was her third loss in a row, after defeats by Michelle Waterson and Jessica Andrade (via KO).