VIDEO: Carlos Ulberg undergoes surgery and is already showing progress in his quest to return to the UFC.

Ulberg celebrates his UFC victory. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube/UFC

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Even after achieving one of the most dramatic victories in MMA history by knocking out... Jiri Prochazka in the first round, Carlos Ulberg He remains focused on continuing to achieve impressive feats. In a video published on social media last Tuesday (21), the new light heavyweight champion (up to 93 kg) confirmed the expected surgery to reconstruct the Anterior Cruciate Ligament of his right knee, in addition to already showing the first steps towards full recovery, in order to return to the most famous octagon in the world.

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In the post, made on the fighter's official Instagram stories, it's possible to see the New Zealander walking with little difficulty, and already undergoing his first physiotherapy sessions using low-resistance movements. Ulberg tore his ACL in a bizarre incident after carelessly putting his weight on his knee in the early moments of the fight.

The injury severely affected the athlete's stability, causing him to fall to the ground on several occasions while attempting to move. Despite this, he shocked the world by knocking out Prochazka with a precise left cross counter-punch, crowning himself the new king of the division previously dominated by... Alex Poatán.

Initially, some fans and media members even considered the possibility of the title becoming vacant due to the recovery time Ulberg would need to return to the octagon. In this context, even Paulo borrachinha He made himself available to fight for the belt. However, Dana White recently went public to discard the creation of an interim belt.

Watch the video of Carlos Ulberg's recovery.

Carlos Ulberg getting in rehab work after knee surgery 💪

(via @UlbergCarlos) pic.twitter.com/gxT3mvcDJm

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