Carlos Ulberg simply made fairly a press release that he must be subsequent in line for a title shot following an emphatic win within the UFC Perth principal occasion.
Taking over Dominick Reyes in a battle of knockout artists, Ulberg was on the fuel pedal early however nonetheless exhibiting warning through the early exchanges, though it seems he was simply ready for the proper opening to unleash his finest punches. As soon as he obtained Reyes to have interaction with him, Ulberg unleashed a superbly timed left hand adopted by a devastating proper hook behind it that landed flush.
Reyes fell flat to the canvas as referee Marc Goddard rushed in to cease the battle with the top coming at 4:27 within the opening spherical.
With 9 wins in a row within the gentle heavyweight division, Ulberg clearly believes he ought to get his shot at gold, particularly with the championship going up for grabs in only a matter of days when Magomed Anklaaev battles Alex Pereira at UFC 320.
“That’s precisely what we wished,” Ulberg stated about his knockout win. “I simply spoke to Hunter [Campbell] and we’re going to be speaking about one thing, flying me to Vegas so I can go there and witness these guys battle. All the very best for them however I’m going to be there within the flesh.
“That’s precisely how I envisioned the entire thing. Props to Dom and his complete group for popping out. Don’t sleep on the man, at all times assist the brother.”
It was a surprising end for Ulberg, who stopped Reyes’ current momentum following three straight knockout wins of his personal when it appeared his profession may be on life assist. As a substitute, Reyes put himself again in title competition once more however his win streak ended on Saturday.
Standing in reverse stances, Ulberg was working on his entrance foot and pushing Reyes again as he appeared for a gap to throw his finest punches. Reyes was tentative and cautious to not overextend himself as he continually circled away to keep away from any energy pictures coming again at him.
Ulberg was masterful together with his footwork to chop off the cage and continually put himself in place to throw his finest punches and Reyes was caught reacting to him.
When he lastly obtained to step into the pocket for an change, Ulberg feasted on the opening as he threw the 1-2 mixture together with his proper hand thudding off Reyes’ chin to ship him crashing to the canvas in a heap. It was a dramatic knockout with Ulberg organising and delivering the proper image end to a rabid native fanbase clearly behind the fighter from New Zealand.
Often a person of few phrases, Ulberg had a really temporary message for Ankalaev and Pereira as they put together to battle for the title subsequent Saturday in Las Vegas.
“I’m coming!” Ulberg shouted.
As for Reyes, his inspiring comeback story hit a roadblock in Perth after struggling the knockout loss. He’s now 3-5 in his previous eight fights relationship again to a controversial choice loss to Jon Jones after they met in 2020.
