Karolina Kowalkiewicz not scared by Conor McGregor at bus incident: Here's why

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – UFC women’s strawweight contender Karolina Kowalkiewicz was in the bus that allegedly got assaulted by Conor McGregor and his band of “thugs.”

Like everyone inside the vehicle, Kowalkiewicz (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) was disoriented and concerned when the incident happened Thursday. And when she found out who was responsible, she was upset.

“Conor, this time, went too far,” she said backstage at UFC 223, which took place Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. “He crossed the line, because there were women in the bus like me and Rose (Namajunas).”

But was Kowalkiewicz scared?

“I am from Poland,” she said. “So I am OK.”

There was no sense that Kowalkiewicz was anything other than in peak form when she took on Felice Herrig (13-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and won a gritty decision, picking up her second consecutive win. That Herrig managed to sway one judge was the biggest affront to Kowalkiewicz on Saturday night.

An out-of-control Irishman isn’t going to rattle her.

“No,” she said. “Like I said, I am from Poland.”

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