Carlos Ulberg has misplaced his UFC title, simply not within the Octagon the place he earned it.
Final Saturday on the Kaseya Middle in Miami, Ulberg captured the vacant gentle heavyweight title with a surprising first-round knockout of former champion Jiri Prochazka within the UFC 327 important occasion.
Though “Black Jag” appeared on the verge of squandering his first shot at UFC gold after injuring his knee and showing compromised early, with Prochazka urgent ahead, Ulberg flipped the script immediately. He detonated a crushing left hand that dropped “BJP,” then swarmed with ground-and-pound to seal a dramatic championship victory.
Nevertheless, in a weird twist, simply hours after being topped the brand new 205-pound champion, he someway misplaced his belt whereas celebrating in “The Magic Metropolis”.
Carlos Ulberg “Misplaced The Belt” After UFC 327 Victory As Miami Celebration Will get Out Of Hand
Throughout a current interview with Fox Sports Australia, Carlos Ulberg admitted he has no clear thought the place his gentle heavyweight belt ended up after a protracted evening of celebrating in Miami following his UFC 327 triumph.
“I’ve misplaced the belt, bro,” Ulberg stated. “I don’t know precisely the place it’s. Initially, after profitable, the plan was to not have a drink. However you understand how this stuff go, proper? First, somebody offers you a champagne to rejoice. Then one factor results in one other, and also you’re doing pictures. So it’s ‘OK, I’ll have one other, and one other, and one other.
“Black Jag” added that he isn’t too involved concerning the lacking belt, explaining that after the nightclub afterparty, he headed again to a pal’s house and believes it’s seemingly nonetheless there.
“We’ve acquired a giant group of boys over right here in Miami and, when the struggle was finished, all of us went out to the afterparty at a nightclub. Then after that, it was again to one of many boys’ residences and all of us hung on the market. I didn’t need to be carrying the belt round so I believe it’s nonetheless there on the house someplace. One of many boys in all probability has it in mattress with him.”
Paulo Costa, who broke into the sunshine heavyweight rankings by snapping Azamat Murzakanov’s unbeaten streak with a third-round knockout on the same card, not too long ago took to social media to weigh in on Carlos Ulberg’s scenario together with his ordinary playful sarcasm.
“The Eraser” shared a video on X capturing a second of camaraderie with the 35-year-old Kiwi in a lodge foyer, congratulating him on the huge victory, and quipping that he would return the belt if he occurred to seek out it. He captioned:
“I met Carlos Ulberg on the lodge foyer. Coincidentally, he misplaced the belt proper after that. I’m Brazilian, however I’ve not with that. If I discover it, I’ll let you understand.”
