Felice Herrig vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz Added to UFC 223

Felice Herrig (13-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has been booked to face Karolina Kowalkiewicz (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) at UFC 223. UFC 223 takes place April 7 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Here is the updated card…

* Champ Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov – for lightweight title
* Champ Rose Namajunas vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk – for women’s strawweight title
* Paul Felder vs. Al Iaquinta
* Felice Herrig vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

It’s official. I will face Karolina Kowalkiewicz April 7 in Brooklyn NY on #ufc223 I’m super pumped because I’ve been asking to face a top 10 fighter for a while but keep getting the toughest fighters just out of the top 10. This is the match up I asked for. ask and you shall receive. I’m excited to show people what I can do against a step up in competition . I’m well aware that I will be the underdog in this fight which is ok with me. I’ve been the underdog most of my career and I thrive off of it. Bring it on. I’ll be ready

A post shared by Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) on Jan 22, 2018 at 12:30pm PST