UFC 327: Ulberg wins light-heavyweight belt with knockout in front of Trump

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At UFC 327 in Miami, Carlos Ulberg defeated Jiri Prochazka by knockout in the first round to win the vacant light heavyweight title. The fight took place on Saturday with former U.S. President Donald Trump in attendance. Ulberg secured the victory at 3:45 of the first round with a left hook, despite appearing to injure his knee earlier in the fight. This win marks Ulberg's tenth consecutive victory, while Prochazka has now lost three of his last four UFC title fights since June 2022. Prochazka admitted he hesitated to capitalize on Ulberg's injury, a decision he regrets.

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I blew out my knee, but I never counted myself out. I knew all I needed was that one shot, and I ended up getting it.

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Prochazka's record in UFC title fights since June 2022 is 1-3.

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Ulberg has a professional MMA record of 15-1-0.

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Ulberg defeated Prochazka with a knockout at 3:45 of the first round.

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Carlos Ulberg won the vacant UFC light heavyweight title over Jiri Prochazka at UFC 327.

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Carlos Ulberg takes the UFC light heavyweight title with a first-round knockout win over Jiri Prochazka in Miami.The dawn of a new ‌era at light heavyweight commenced in Miami in the ⁠main event of ⁠UFC-327" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="110244" data-entity-type="event">UFC 327, which saw Carlos Ulberg win the vacant Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title over former champion Jiri Prochazka.With United States President Donald Trump sitting cageside on Saturday, Ulberg delivered a perfect left hook to Prochazka’s chin and won the undisputed belt with a knockout at the 3:45 mark of the first round.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘I didn’t set out to break records’: Pakistan’s first female MMA fighterlist 2 of 4LA28 Olympics opens ticket sales globally after record local demandlist 3 of 4Will Arteta’s emotional intensity drive Arsenal to glory or another choke?list 4 of 4Bosnian ball boy hailed as hero after hiding Italian goalkeeper’s notesend of listUlberg (14-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) finished Prochazka (32-6-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC) after nearly losing the fight due to a knee injury, catching Prochazka coming in with a left hook, followed by strikes, to win the ⁠title.“I blew out my knee, but I never counted myself out,” Ulberg said. “I knew all I needed was that one shot, and I ended up getting it. So I knew that Jiri was hesitant to come forward. And as soon as I landed my left hand, he’s going.“It’s about getting those moments.”Ulberg punches Prochazka on the mat [Carmen Mandato/Getty Images via AFP]Ulberg has won 10 in a row, whereas Prochazka has fallen to 1-3 in UFC title fights since June 2022. Two of those losses were to Alex Pereira (13-3).Ulberg (15-1-0) appeared to tweak something early in the first round when he planted his foot and his right knee buckled awkwardly. Prochazka (32-6-1) immediately went to work on Ulberg’s left leg, repeatedly landing kicks with hopes of taking both legs away, rather than attacking aggressively to end it.“I felt sorry [for] him, and this is one of the biggest lessons in my life,” Prochazka said. “That fight was won, I had it, it was in my hands. I saw his injury, and … I will be back. Life is about that, learn and be better.”

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