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It was an unforgettable night for Carlos Ulberg at UFC 327. | Getty/UFC
Carlos Ulberg may have essentially been fighting on one leg in the UFC 327 main event, but that didn’t prevent him from achieving his goal.
Despite being hobbled with an apparent right knee injury, “Black Jag” dropped Jiri Prochazka with a left hook and finished his opponent with follow-up punches at the 3:45 mark of Round 1 to claim the vacant light heavyweight crown on Saturday night at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
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“The whole thing was, nothing was going to stop me. Nothing was going to stop me when I was in that Octagon,” Ulberg said in a post-fight interview with the UFC. “Although we knew we had this issue with the leg, I knew that nothing was going to stop me from getting that win.”
There was no immediate prognosis for the injury, though speculation was that Ulberg might have suffered a torn ACL.
“We don’t know yet what’s wrong with it,” he said. “I think it’s just the knee sort of just gave out. So we’ll figure it out.”
A Surreal Feeling
In the immediate aftermath, the City Kickboxing standout was more focused on savoring the moment with his team.
“It’s also surreal at the moment, but slowly it’s just letting it sink in. I always knew that it was destined for us,” Ulberg said. “We got the job done.
“It’s good to have the team here,” he added. “It just feels like we’re at home. And yeah, there’s a lot of jokes going flying around and laughter. And it’s a nice feeling when you’ve got the biggest fight of your life and the guys are making fun of you or sharing laughs and just making it all feel like we’re at home.”
Depending on the severity of the injury, it could be some time before Ulberg is able to make his first light heavyweight title defense.
“I guess the main thing now is to go back and assess this leg, try and get back to the A game and see if we can come back as soon as possible,” Ulberg said.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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