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Karolina Kowalkiewicz weighs up UFC retirement at Madison Square Garden: ‘It’s hard for me’

Veteran former strawweight title challenger, Karolina Kowalkiewicz insists she does not want to think about her impending retirement from combat sports at the moment — but believes a final outing at Madison Square Garden would be a profetic end to her run.

Kowalkiewicz, a perennial 115lbs contender under the umbrella of the promotion, is tasked with snapping a two-fight losing skid in her return to action, most recently dropping a unanimous decision loss to Denise Gomes back in November at the Apex facility.

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Competing for undisputed strawweight spoils against Polish compatriot, Joanna Jedrzejczyk back in 2015, former KSW flyweight queen, Kowalkiewicz took on the Pole at Madison Square Garden on the main card of UFC 205 — in the first of three title fights in New York.