OFFSIDE :: New MMA challanger from Poland
PR dla Zagranicy
Danuta Isler
18.12.2015 21:00
Karolina Kowalkiewicz will debut in the Mixed Martial Arts Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the US on 19 December.
n Poland's application, Łódź, Gdańsk, Katowice, Gliwice and Kraków were put forward as potential host cities.The Polish ace was in the running with 22 other players, including previous winners Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, both among the favourites for the 2015 edition.
Former national team coach Jerzy Engel.
Offside Ballon d'Or 1 I see what a fantastic year it has been for Robert Lewandowski. I think Messi will win because he, indeed, is one of the best players of our times. The question of a runner-up, hwoever, is debatable. Should it be Lewandowski, or maybe Ronaldo, or Neymar. We should be very happy that a Polish footballer has been inlcuded in such a prestigious group of top notch players and stars. I do feel a bit di\ssappointed, however, that Robert Lewandowski did not ,make it to the top three. One o
Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Photo: wikimedia commons
The 30-year-old - the second Pole to compete in the championship - follows on from success story Joanna Jędrzejczyk, who defended her strawweight title last month. Kowalkiewicz's first fight will be against Canadian Randa Marcos.
Also in the program:
- A bid by Polish mountaineers to make a winter ascent of Nanga Parbat in Pakistan, the world’s ninth highest mountain, is being made under the slogan of 'Nanga Revolution.'
OFFSIDE! is presented by Danuta Isler