HAMBURG, Germany – As of this past week, UFC strawweight title contender Karolina Kowalkiewicz still hasn’t heard a date for her title fight with champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. But like the champ, Kowalkiewicz knows when she wants to fight.

“Maybe New York,” Kowalkiewicz told MMAjunkie, referring to the upcoming UFC 205 event, which takes place Nov. 12. “It’s the first UFC event in New York, and this is amazing.”

UFC President Dana White likes the idea of promoting the title bout as a headliner in the pair’s native country of Poland. But the ladies have something else in mind.

Although Jedrzejczyk may or may not agree Kowalkiewicz is the rightful contender, she’s already gone on record to say she’d like to fight at UFC 205. Kowalkiewicz, meanwhile, said it’s been her dream to fight in storied Madison Square Garden, which hosts the UFC 205 pay-per-view event.

A big fan of the Russell Crowe boxing flick “Cinderella Man,” Kowalkiewicz said she can pull off the upset four years after a submission loss to Jedrzejczyk on the amateur circuit.

Kowalkiewicz (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), the No. 4 fighter in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA women’s strawweight rankings, earned her No. 1 contender spot by outpointing the talented Rose Namajunas (5-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in a title-eliminator at UFC 201. Yet she’s repeatedly called out No. 1 Jedrzejczyk for being “scared” to fight her. At an open workout this past week alongside Armenian boxing champ and Hamburg resident Susianna Kentikian, she said Jedrzejczyk knows she can lose the title.

“Because I can beat her – I think that’s why,” Kowalkiewicz said.

White has indicated there is no roadblock to the matchup. But as of yet, no official announcement has been made.

Kowalkiewicz said fans will soon see why she’s ready to take the belt. All she needs now is the green light.

Check out the full interview above.

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