A strawweight showdown pitting Karolina
Kowalkiewicz against Vanessa
Demopoulos is on tap for an Ultimate Fighting Championship
event on May 20.
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was first to report the booking, and it was later announced by
Demopoulos’ management, Iridium Sports Agency. UFC Fight Night
doesn’t have a main event or confirmed location at this point in
time.
A former KSW champion and UFC title challenger, Kowalkiewicz is
coming off back-to-back victories against Felice
Herrig and Silvana
Gomez Juarez. Prior to that, the 37-year-old Pole suffered
through the worst slump of her professional career, losing five
consecutive bouts from September 2018 to August 2021.
Demopoulos, meanwhile, has won three straight Octagon appearances
since dropping a decision to J.J. Aldrich
in her promotional debut at UFC on ESPN 30. Most recently, “Lil
Monster” outpointed Maria
Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 215 on Nov. 19.