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Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Iasmin Lucindo will group a grounds for nan largest property spread betwixt 2 women successful a UFC bout erstwhile they meet successful Rio de Janeiro, Brazil connected Saturday.
There will beryllium 16 years (5929 days) betwixt Poland's Kowalkiewicz, 38, and Brazil's Lucindo, 22, erstwhile nan strawweights conflict astatine nan Jeunesse Arena astatine UFC 301.
The fig eclipses nan erstwhile grounds group by Maycee Barber and Roxanne Modafferi's 2020 bout by 214 days.
Kowalkiewicz believes her "experience" from "big names and world champions" will beryllium nan quality successful nan fight.
“I americium for illustration bully wine, nan older nan better," she told nan UFC.
“She’s a awesome fighter. Very young, very talented, very aggressive.
“[But pinch my experience] I tin support calm each nan time. If I americium successful bad situation, I tin support calm and move forward.”
Kowalkiewicz fought for nan title successful 2016, losing to compatriot Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and besides holds a triumph complete erstwhile two-time champion Rose Namajunas.
Lucindo, meanwhile, will beryllium competing successful her 4th UFC bout and was conscionable 13 years aged erstwhile Kowalkiewicz made her debut successful nan promotion successful 2015.
The grounds property spread betwixt 2 men successful nan promotion is simply a singular 23 years betwixt Royce Gracie and Ron van Clief, erstwhile nan brace fought astatine UFC 4 successful 1994.
Gracie had conscionable turned 28 and hit a 51-year-old Van Clief by submission.
