Carlos Ulberg defeated Ihor Potieria in their light heavyweight bout at UFC Charlotte. The New Zealand native wasted little time as he shut off Potieria’s lights in the very first round. With the win, Israel Adesanya‘s CKB teammate Ulberg has improved to 4-1 in the UFC.
32-year-old Carlos Ulberg is one of the most promising light heavyweights on the roster. ‘Black Jag’ made it to the UFC from the Contender Series. Although he lost his debut fight, Ulberg has now won all four of the next fights, finishing three of those inside the opening round.
Fans react to Ulberg vs. Potieria at UFC Charlotte
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Carlos Ulberg never looked threatened at any point during the fight. He successfully kept Potieria away as the Ukrainian shot for a takedown early in the round. Later, as he came charging in, Ulberg caught him with a cheeky left hook that sent his opponent face first into the canvas.
Ulberg proceeded to unleash some vicious ground and pound waiting for the referee to step in. Once it looked like it was done, the 32-year-old called the fight himself and walked away. This was another odd refereeing moment from an eventful night at UFC Charlotte.
Fans on Twitter went berserk after watching Ulberg’s knockout win at UFC Charlotte. Many of them tweeted their excitement at the City kickboxing stalwart’s dominant performance.
Make that FOUR STRAIGHT WINS for @UlbergCarlos 👏👏👏#UFCCharlotte | LIVE on @ABCNetwork pic.twitter.com/w50kChBbRk
— UFC (@ufc) May 13, 2023
Man great check hook #UFCCharlotte
— Jake Hadley (@JakeHadleyMMA) May 13, 2023
OMG Keith Peterson just said “if you don’t wanna finish him, I will.” #UFCCharlotte pic.twitter.com/TDstd3sEA7
— MacMally 🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) May 13, 2023
#UFCCharlotte RESULTS: Carlos Ulberg defeated Ihor Potieria via TKO, Round 1 – 2:09
— Amy Kaplan (@PhotoAmy33) May 13, 2023
Carlos Ulberg secures his third straight first-round KO, walks off before the referee can intervene at #UFCCharlotte pic.twitter.com/rV9FSA3ZCD
— Shakiel Mahjouri (@Shak_Fu) May 13, 2023
SNEAK HOOK BY CARLOS ULBERG 🪝 #UFCCharlotte pic.twitter.com/PEHgGTT4dl
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 13, 2023
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You don’t breakdance after KO’ing Shogun & get away with it
— MMA Gone Wild🥋 (@mmagonewild) May 13, 2023
While Ulberg is putting together a dominant run, Potieria is now 1-2 in the UFC out of his last three. The 26-year-old could barely find his pace before Ulberg put his light out.
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