Invicta FC 23 headliner Agnieszka Niedzwiedz wants UFC contract – but not through 'TUF 26'

Invicta FC flyweight Agnieszka Niedzwiedz would love to make the transition to the UFC, but it won’t be through the upcoming 26th season of “The Ultimate Fighter.”

Niedzwiedz (9-0) headlines tonight’s Invicta FC 23 event opposite Brazilian veteran Vanessa Porto (18-7) while looking to further solidify her undefeated, promising name. Win or lose, however, don’t expect the Polish up-and-comer to audition for “The Ultimate Fighter” season that will crown the UFC’s first women’s 125-pound champion.

“I’m not going to be part of ‘TUF,'” Niedzwiedz told interviewer Laura Sanko ahead of the UFC Fight Pass-streamed card at Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo. “I have a little kid at home, so I don’t want to leave him for such a long time. I want a normal contract with the UFC, and normal fights, and if they can get a champion and I can fight with them, it will be better for me.”

At 22, Niedzwiedz already boasts an impressive resume as she heads into her second Invicta FC bout. While wrestling is her main strength, the Polish prospect clearly has some finishing instincts; she’s either knocked out or submitted seven of her previous nine opponents.

In spite of coming off a loss to Jennifer Maia, 33-year-old Porto brings in pro baggage that’s almost three times larger than Niedzwiedz’s, with pasts wins over the likes of UFC champ Germaine de Randamie and Invicta FC titleholder Tonya Evinger.

Happy to be featured on a headlining spot, the Polish flyweight said she has a lot of respect for Porto. In fact, as evidenced by their cordial face-off, there’s no bad blood there (Via Twitter).

Still, Niedzwiedz doesn’t seem to foresee a very tough night for herself.

“I think that I’ll beat her,” Niedzwiedz said. “I think the first round will be hard because she is good in the first round, but my cardio is much better than hers. And I think that I’ll win every round.”

A statement win would add Niedzwiedz’s name to the list of Polish women making waves in MMA. And while she can’t really tell what makes the country’s female fighters so threatening, she’s happy to carry the flag that names like UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and former UFC title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz have been rocking for a while.

“I think we have this in our blood, and that’s why we’re so good,” Niedzwiedz said. “I don’t know where it came from, but I’m happy that I’m from Poland and I have such good teammates over there.”

Perhaps to avoid the same fate as champ Jedrzejczyk and her constantly butchered last name, Niedzwiedz has made sure to give us a hand. Check it out and save yourself some future embarrassment (via Twitter):

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