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Brett Okamoto
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UFC Light Heavyweight Champion carlos ulberg Underwent knee surgery for torn ACL after his title win jiyi prochazka But ufc 32Last weekend 7.
Ulburg (14-1) Got injured during the first round of Saturday’s 205-pound championship fight in Miami. Despite fighting on one leg, the New Zealander managed to knock Prochazka out with a left hook. Ulberg posted about the surgery from Las Vegas this week and his manager Ash Belcastro confirmed he tore his ACL for Uncrowned.
The UFC has not announced what will happen to the light heavyweight belt during Ulberg’s recovery. The promotion has had a number of unfortunate circumstances within that division, including three title vacancies in the last four years. Prochazka and jamahal hill Belts were vacated due to injuries in 2022 and 2023 respectively. recently, alex perera Vacated the belt in February to move up to heavyweight.
Shortly after his loss at UFC 327, Prochazka (32-6-1) claimed he felt “compassion” for Ulberg after he suffered a knee injury in the opening round that led to the loss. Prochazka has already demanded an immediate rematch. Other highly ranked contenders in the division include former champions Magomed Ankalev And Jan Blachowiczand Khalil Rountree Jr.
