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The reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight titleholder provided an update on his recovery from an ACL injury following UFC Abu Dhabi, revealing that he is targeting an early 2027 return to action.
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Carlos Ulberg discusses ACL recovery and UFC light heavyweight title plans
Ulberg suffered the injury in his title-winning knockout victory over Jiri Prochazka earlier this year. He recently emphasized that he does not want to risk any further injury and hence plans to take his time. In a recent interview with UFC’s Charly Arnolt, “Black Jag” gave an update on his injury.
“I’m just making sure I do everything I need to keep on task with my injury, but then also just been working closely with the UFC PI and make sure I can get back in there as quickly as possible, but also as safely as possible,” Ulberg said. “We’re looking at early next year, so 2027 if we’re being smart, so we don’t come in too early and re-injure ourselves.”
Ulberg was in attendance at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi and saw former champion Magomed Ankalaev return to the win column, defeating Bogdan Guskov in the main event. During the same interview, the Kiwi champion also commented on Ankalaev’s win.
“Congrats to Ankalaev,” he added. “I saw what I needed to see, and I’ll make sure I do everything I can to get back in there. The division is a little shaky at the moment. No one is very dominant at the moment. I saw what I needed to see. I’ll leave it at that. I’ve always seen Ankalaev as a top contender. So, he’s definitely one of the guys that will be up next as well.”
Ulberg later took to social media to pitch matchups for the 205-pound title mix, suggesting Ankalaev fight Prochazka and Paulo Costa take on Khalil Rountree to determine who deserves the next title shot.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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