BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - APRIL 07: Karolina Kowalkiewicz of Poland prepares to face Felice Herrig in their women's strawweight bout during the UFC 223 event inside Barclays Center on April 7, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Karolina Kowalkiewicz was in the line of fire during Conor McGregor’s bus attack, but that didn’t stop her from taking care of business at UFC 223

The world of MMA stood still for a few brief moments last week while watching footage of Conor McGregor’s now infamous antics, which included a shattered bus window and several injuries. Many have blamed the UFC for allowing his actions to have such a significantly negative impact on UFC 223 at a time when the Irishman’s Octagon future is already in serious jeopardy.

Due to nothing more than being in the wrong place at the wrong time, women’s strawweight sensation Karolina Kowalkiewicz was sitting inside the bus that McGregor attacked and had a front-row seat to an incident that UFC president Dana White has since described as the “most disgusting thing in company history”. But fortunately, Kowalkiewicz wasn’t injured, and it was clear during Saturday night’s winning performance against eighth-ranked Felice Herrig that she hadn’t allowed it to interfere with any aspect of her game.

Now 2-1 since falling to fellow Polish powerhouse Joanna Jedrzejczyk in her first crack at the strawweight crown at UFC 205 in Nov. 2016, Kowalkiewicz spoke to Saturday’s post-fight media about McGregor’s actions and what she experienced during the incident.

“Conor this time went too far. He crossed the line because in this bus were women like me, like Rose [Namajunas], and I don’t know why they did it,” said Kowalkiewicz.

“I didn’t know what happened. One guy punched the window very, very strong. [He] saw me. I don’t look like Khabib [Nurmagomedov] so I don’t know why he did it.”

But when asked if she was scared by McGregor’s actions, Kowalkiewicz gave an unmistakable reply.

“No, like I said, I’m from Poland.”

Understandably pleased after earning a significant win over a contender who’d won four straight entering UFC 223, Kowalkiewicz told the post-fight media that she had special plans for the bonus if the UFC deemed her performance worthy of the honor.

“I hope so,” said Kowalkiewicz. “This is the UFC’s decision, but I need this bonus because I must pay off my credit cards.”

Thanks to her latest victory, and Jedrzejczyk’s second loss to Namajunas–someone who she defeated in July 2016, Kowalkiewicz is likely to have several intriguing options when it comes time to choose her next opponent. But now that the insanity of UFC 223 is in the books, she only wants to do one thing.

“Tomorrow I fly to Poland,” said Kowalkiewicz. “I want to spend time with my family.”