A possible No. 1 contender’s bout at gentle heavyweight is booked with Carlos Ulberg clashing with Dominick Reyes within the new most important occasion simply introduced for the upcoming UFC Combat Night time card in Perth, Australia on Sept. 27.
UFC officers announced the pairing on Tuesday.
For Ulberg, the principle occasion serves as an opportunity to struggle near residence with the New Zealand native making an attempt to construct on his eight struggle win streak within the UFC. Following a loss to Kennedy Nzechukwu again in 2021, Ulberg rattled off the eight wins, which included victories over former champion Jan Blachowicz and one-time title challenger Volkan Oezdemir.
Ulberg makes an attempt to make it 9 in a row whereas dealing with a surging contender in Reyes, who has discovered new life since making his return to motion again in 2024 following a prolonged layoff.
Broadly considered the person who probably defeated Jon Jones after they met simply over 5 years in the past, Reyes struggled within the wake that controversial choice loss. He dropped his subsequent three fights in row with each single one ending in a vicious knockout.
After taking a 12 months and a half off, Reyes returned in spectacular vogue with a knockout of his personal delivered to Dustin Jacoby earlier than doing the identical to Anthony Smith and Nikita Krylov.
If he can get previous Ulberg in September, Reyes may discover himself proper again within the hunt for an additional title shot at 205 kilos with reigning champion Magomed Ankalaev about to face Alex Pereira in a rematch at UFC 320 in August.
Ulberg vs. Reyes headlines the UFC Perth card with extra fights anticipated to be introduced within the coming weeks.
