Top-ranked women's Strawweight contenders Rose Namajunas (No. 3) and Karolina Kowalkiewicz (No. 5) locked horns tonight (Sat., July 30, 2016) in UFC 201's pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event inside Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga., with the winner likely earning a future 115-pound title shot against division queenpin, Joanna Jedrzejczyk. And it looks like fight fans might get an all-Polish battle for the strap, as Kowalkiewicz earned a close split decision victory to likely set up a date with Jedrzejczyk down the road.
The action got off to a slow start, with both fighters looking to establish range and not over-commit too early.