Carlos Ulberg 's victory over Jan Blachowicz in the co-main event of UFC London , held last Saturday (22), generated an important impact on the Ultimate's light heavyweight (up to 93 kg) rankings, updated in the early hours of Tuesday (25). Winning by unanimous decision of the judges, the 34-year-old New Zealander reached the top 3 of the category and became a strong candidate for a title fight in the near future.
Training partner of Israel Adesanya , Alexander Volkanovski and company at City Kickboxing, Carlos Ulberg climbed from sixth to third place, leaving behind names like Aleksandar Rakic , Jamahal Hill and Jan Blachowicz himself , who fell from third to fifth.
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Led by champion Magomed Ankalaev , crowned after a victory over Alex Poatan at UFC 313 on March 8th, the light heavyweight division's next most likely title fight is a rematch between the Russian and the Brazilian. Besides Ulberg, another name closely watching the next steps is former champion Jiri Prochazka , ranked number one and riding high after a victory over Jamahal Hill in February.
See how the light heavyweight rankings look after Ulberg's victory at UFC London:
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