Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Yan Xiaonan added to UFC Auckland

Karolina Kowalkiewicz will look to get back to the win column when she takes on a surging strawweight contender.

Kowalkiewicz (12-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC) faces Yan Xiaonan (11-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at UFC Auckland, UFC officials announced on Sunday.

UFC Auckland takes place Feb. 22 (Sunday, Feb. 23 locally) at Spark Arena in Auckland. The card is likely to stream on ESPN+.

With her back against the wall, the former UFC strawweight title challenger Kowalkiewicz, has lost her last three in a row to Jessica Andrade, Michelle Waterson, and most recently, Alexa Grasso at UFC 238. In desperate need for a win, she draws the streaking Xiaonan.

Undefeated in the UFC, Xiaonan has won all four of her fights by the way of unanimous decision, scoring a win over Angela Hill in her last outing at UFC 238. She hasn’t lost in over nine years, as she looks to continue her climb up the 115-pound rankings.

With the addition, the latest UFC Auckland card includes:

Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker
Vinicius Moreira vs. Tyson Pedro
Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Ben Sosoli
Jake Matthews vs. Emil Meek
Magomed Mustafaev vs. Brad Riddell
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Yan Xiaonan