Carlos Ulberg won Jan Blachowicz No. UFC London. Photo: twitter / UFC NEWS
Hoping to enter the top 5 of the light heavyweights (up to 93kg) after a great victory in UFC London, Carlos Ulberg demonstrates that he is not concerned with the interests of Magomed Ankalayev defend belt against Alex Poatán next. In a demanding stance, the category's promise defended that he deserves to face the champion in his next appearance in the octagon.
“An eight-fight winning streak, the longest winning streak in the light heavyweight division, and I’m definitely thinking about challenging for the light heavyweight title (next),” Ulberg said at a press conference after his win over Jan Blachowicz.
As he continued speaking, the fighter compared his victory over the Pole with the confrontations that Poatan and Ankalaev had against the veteran. According to Ulberg, his triumph was the most convincing.
“If you look at the current champion and the former champion, their last fight with Jan Blachowicz It was also very competitive. I defeated him by unanimous decision, so it's a very good achievement for me,” he said.
Carlos Ulberg derrotou Volkan oezdemir No. UFC Macau. Photo: Reproduction/X/UFCNews
Finally, despite his interest in fighting for the belt next, Carlos did not close the doors to a possible meeting with Jiri Prochazka in the octagon, but did not express much interest in the fight.
“Yeah, for sure, I’ll take anyone. But where is he positioned at the moment? I’m looking to move up, for sure, and I’m definitely looking to get a title shot in the near future,” he concluded.
At 34, the partner of Israel adesanya He has achieved 12 career victories and remains undefeated throughout his career in the UFC. So far, Ankalaev's next fight against Poatan has not yet been made official.
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