Octagon 'safest place in world' for Kowalkiewicz

It’s been an amazing journey for Karolina Kowalkiewicz from Lodz, Poland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, site of her UFC 212 co-main event bout against Claudia Gadelha, and the 31-year-old strawweight contender approves of that word choice.“This is my favorite word, amazing,” she laughs, beginning to conquer the English language in the same way she’s doing so in mixed martial arts, moving from obscurity as a Krav Maga instructor to a championship fight in Madison Square Garden