Ariane Lipski will face Diana Belbita for the vacant KSW women’s flyweight championship on May 27 in Poland, and that’s another step towards her ultimate goal.
Lipski (8-3) is riding a six-fight winning streak with five knockout finishes, capped off by a quick stoppage over UFC veteran Sheila Gaff in October. Close to fighting for her first championship belt in MMA, the 23-year-old Brazilian targets the top of the 125-pound division.
"It’s not my dream to go to the UFC, my dream is to become the best in the world,” Lipski told MMA Fighting. "The UFC is the biggest promotion, and we want to go to the UFC to show I’m the best, not because I have this dream to sign with them.