Ulberg at a UFC event. Photo: Courtesy of Facebook/UFC
Carlos Ulberg simply shocked the world and changed his level in MMA. In the main fight of the event held this Saturday (11), in Miami (USA), the New Zealander ignored the injury suffered in his knee and scored his tenth consecutive victory by brutally knocking out the feared Jiri Prochazka in the first round. In this way, the athlete crowned his great moment in his career by winning the vacant light heavyweight belt (up to 93 kg).
Therefore, since Alex Poatan decided to venture into the heavyweight division (up to 120,2 kg), Ulberg, who is a friend and training partner of Israel Adesanya , assumes the light heavyweight throne. And the triumph at UFC 327 had an even more special flavor for the New Zealander. Even struggling in the octagon, the athlete became the second fighter to defeat Prochazka in the company via knockout. The first to achieve such a feat was precisely the Brazilian.
Carlos Ulberg , 35, is experiencing a magical phase in his career. The New Zealander began his MMA career in 2011 and debuted in the UFC in 2021. In the sport, the athlete has built a record of 14 wins, ten by stoppage (nine by knockout and one by submission), and one loss. His main results were against Dominick Reyes , Jan Błachowicz, Jiri Prochazka , and Volkan Oezdemir.
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Overcoming challenges and precision.
Ulberg started the fight well, landing low kicks on Prochazka. Aggressive, Prochazka advanced towards Ulberg and landed a straight punch. Again, Ulberg landed low kicks on Prochazka, who responded with a cross. While defending against Prochazka's blitz, Ulberg stepped awkwardly and injured his knee. From then on, Prochazka began to distribute low kicks on Ulberg, indicating that the knockout would come naturally.
Confident, Prochazka pointed to the ground and challenged his opponent to a fight. Even injured, Ulberg didn't give up, but had difficulty staying on his feet. Nevertheless, Ulberg landed a powerful and precise cross on Prochazka, which took him to the ground. Feeling the 'smell of blood' at seeing his opponent in such a precarious situation, Ulberg went all out and finished the job with a brutal ground and pound.
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UFC 327 results
MAIN CARD
Light heavyweight (up to 92,9 kg): Carlos Ulberg defeated Jiri Prochazka by knockout (punch) at 3:45 of round 1 and won the light heavyweight title.
Light heavyweight (up to 92,9 kg): Paulo Borrachinha defeated Azamat Murzakanov by technical knockout (high kick) at 1:23 of round 3.
Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Josh Hokit defeated Curtis Blaydes by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Light heavyweight (up to 92,9 kg): Dominick Reyes defeated Johnny Walker by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Cub Swanson defeated Nate Landwehr by knockout (punch) at 4:05 of round 1.
PRELIMINARY CARD
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Aaron Pico defeated Patricio Pitbull by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Kevin Holland defeated Randy Brown by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Mateusz Gamrot defeated Esteban Ribovics by submission (katagatame) at 4:18 of round 2.
Strawweight (up to 52,1 kg): Tatiana Suarez defeated Loopy Godinez by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:29 of round 2.
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Chris Padilla vs. MarQuel Mederos ended in a majority draw by the judges (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Vicente Luque defeated Kelvin Gastelum by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:08 of round 1.
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Charles Radtke defeated Francisco Prado by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
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