UFC’s Karolina Kowalkiewicz’s Husband Lukasz Zaborowski – Is He Her Coach? Kids, MMA Record, & More

Karolina Kowalkiewicz is gearing up to take on Iasmin Lucindo at UFC 301 on May 4. The former KSW women’s flyweight champion is currently riding a 4-fight win streak in the UFC and her latest win inside the Octagon came against Diana Belbita at UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green in 2023.

But from 2018 to 2021, Kowalkiewicz faced struggles inside the cage as she lost 5 bouts in a row, before finally snapping the losing streak when she finished Felice Herrig in 2022 in the second round of their fight. Now, as she gears up to take on the rising Brazilian contender and continue her resurgence, let’s take a look and learn more about her personal life outside the Octagon.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz’s husband Łukasz Zaborowski – What does he do?

According to a post shared on Instagram by Karolina Kowalkiewicz, she has been married to Lukasz Zaborowski for 3 years. The two share a long history as her husband was her coach at Shark Top Team since her UFC signing in 2015.

Zaborowski is currently a coach at MMA Polska and is also the founder of ‘Fundacja K2 Zaborowscy’ or the K2 Zaborowski Foundation. The organization has stated on its website that it aims to “help children conquer their own peak. Through sport we can get them out of depression or bad company.”

But that is not their sole focus as they also provide assistance to athletes unable to continue their chosen sport due to injuries and young children who, “did not choose their fate and start their lives without their parents.”

Both Kowalkiewicz and Zaborowski play integral roles in the foundation as the chairman and founder, respectively. Their combined efforts reflect a commitment to community and empowerment beyond the realm of MMA.

Kowalkiewicz postponed starting a family due to fighting career 

Karolina Kowalkiewicz does not have any children, however, she has indicated in the past that she would like to step away from her fighting career to pursue a family life. In an interview with MMA Junkie, ahead of her fight against Michelle Waterson in 2019, the Polish MMA fighter revealed that she has made a “compromise” with her partner, who wants to start a family.

She stated, “I want to have children, for sure I want to fight three years, but we’ll see. Maybe it will be three or four years.”

And now, in 2024, it appears that Kowalkiewicz is still chasing the dream of securing UFC gold as a win over Lucindo at UFC 301 may allow her to throw her name in the mix for a shot at the strawweight title.

Lukasz Zaborowski’s journey from MMA fighter to coach 

In an interview with Flo Combat in 2016, Lukasz Zaborowski shared his journey to becoming an MMA coach. He stated, “I was an MMA fighter myself for 10 years, but I always preferred the striking department.”

However, he revealed that the move to coaching came due to injuries and led him to discover a new avenue to pursue his love for mixed martial arts. Zaborowski stated that he began his coaching career in Poland as an instructor in the ‘Fighting Division’ club.

His big break came when he was offered to join the Gracie Barra team in the assistant coach capacity, a role that was a no-brainer, according to him. The 6-month long association and experience with Gracie Barra eventually led to an offer to start his own training team and become a head coach.

This is the beginning of Shark Top Team, Lodz with Emil Grzelak as the jiu-jitsu coach, Dawid Peplowski as the wrestling coach, and Zaborowski handling the head coach responsibilities. In conclusion, from his humble beginnings in Poland to his role as head coach at Shark Top Team, Zaborowski’s journey underscores the transformative power of mixed martial arts in shaping lives.