{"id":605624,"date":"2026-04-14T05:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/605624\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T05:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:38:10","slug":"carlos-ulberg-delivers-vicious-remarks-on-helwani-april-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/605624\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Ulberg Delivers Vicious Remarks On Helwani April 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carlos Ulberg<\/a> (14-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) is on top of the world at 205 lbs as this new week begins. This past Saturday night, the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship was at stake in the main event of UFC 327 in Miami.<\/p>\n

Jiri Prochazka<\/a> (32-6-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC,) who was seeking to claim the light heavyweight title for the second time in his UFC tenure, served as the opposition for \u201cBlack Jag.\u201d Prochazka held the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in 2022, but could not make a defense of the title due to injury.<\/p>\n

Although the fight was scheduled for an advertised five rounds at five minutes per round inside Kaseya Center in Miami, Carlos Ulberg needed less than a full round to get the job done, completing his assignment in dramatic fashion. Upon sustaining an injured knee in the early going, the new champion uncorked a left hook, followed by some ground and pound shots, to score the knockout.<\/p>\n

Carlos Ulberg Provides Update on Knee Injury in\u00a0Ariel Helwani Show\u00a0Appearance<\/p>\n

Earlier Monday, Ulberg was a guest of\u00a0The Ariel Helwani Show,\u00a0<\/a>during which time Helwani inquired about his injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just a freak accident,\u201d Carlos Ulberg began. \u201cThe knee felt like it was going in and out of the socket. It felt like there was just a bit of pain. I couldn\u2019t bear any weight on that leg and every time I\u2019d push off that right foot or put any kind of weight on that leg, then it would give out. The pain that I had to go through, too was unbearable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even with the injury, Ulberg kept his mindset on what mattered most on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t let too much get into your mind, especially at a time like that,\u201d he recalled. \u201cYou have to really stay composed and focused. I think that was the main thing for this fight was staying calm in any kind of situation and Jiri being the chaotic fighter that he is, what we had to do was just stick to the gameplan, stay calm, and you\u2019re in a fight. These things happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Carlos Ulberg Soundly Rejects Jiri Prochazka Rematch<\/p>\n

From time to time in the world of combat sports, the notion of a rematch for a championship is a given, pending the move to exercise a rematch clause in the fight contract. In the aftermath of his contest with Ulberg, Jiri Prochazka mentioned that he lowered his aggression due to his opponent\u2019s injury, something which cost him a second reign as champion in the end.<\/p>\n

After the fight, the latter mentioned that he\u2019d like to run it back against the new champ. Don\u2019t expect Carlos Ulberg to even think of entertaining the idea of a second bout with Jiri Prochazka.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s fear. That\u2019s fear that he had,\u201d he said of Prochazka\u2019s tactics on Saturday. \u201cThat wasn\u2019t any kind of mercy. He knows, he\u2019s a fighter. That\u2019s the difference between a champion and someone who\u2019s just playing for the crowd. There was no\u00a0mercy in there. He was full of fear, hesitation, and that\u2019s what got him clipped.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carlos Ulberg\u2019s Verbal Jabs Continue<\/p>\n

His onslaught didn\u2019t stop there. During the interview, the new champion landed a particularly vicious shot at his last opponent.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a pretender. He knew that,\u201d he said. \u201cI think he knows that he\u2019s a pretender. From the very time we faced off, he knew that this is going to be a fight. This is a real one right in front of me. He could feel it, so he knew that I knew he\u2019s a pretender.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carlos Ulberg also talked about how his gameplan was adjusted on the fly on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think when he had that moment where my leg was compromised, he thought, \u2018Oh, this could be my opportunity’\u201d, he continued,\u00a0 \u201cbut with the perseverance that I had and pushed through that and was able to adapt with it, I wasn\u2019t going anywhere. There was that very moment where we locked each other in the eyes and he knew \u2018Damn, this is going to be a fight.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Final Thoughts<\/p>\n

While Carlos Ulberg\u2019s victory in UFC 327 may be one that puts him on the sidelines for an extended period of time due to injury and recovery, it\u2019s still a sweet victory for the new champion. Jiri Prochazka could have chosen to keep up his offensive onslaught when he was hurt, but his decision against that approach is why Ulberg has the title right now.<\/p>\n

Although an Ulberg vs. Prochazka rematch won\u2019t be in the cards, you can expect that Jiri Prochazka will take his next opponent seriously. If he dials back his intensity again, it\u2019ll be a grave mistake.<\/p>\n

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