One week out from the light heavyweight championship rematch between champ Magomed Ankalaev and former two-division champ Alex Pereira at UFC 320 , elite contenders Dominick Reyes and Carlos Ulberg had the chance to make a statement that they should be the next man up for whoever emerges as champion. Ulberg was the man who delivered the message, scoring a brutal first-round knockout in Perth, Australia.

The first round was fought at a fairly slow pace, with Reyes especially hesitant to pull the trigger. Ulberg was able to connect with leg kicks and the occasional punch as the fighters seemed to be feeling each other out. Still, the sense was building that Ulberg was in control of the action with Reyes looking uncertain of when to throw his own strikes.

Ulberg landed a hard jab follow

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