A possible No. 1 contender’s bout at mild heavyweight is booked with Carlos Ulberg clashing with Dominick Reyes within the new major occasion simply introduced for the upcoming UFC Battle Evening card in Perth, Australia on Sept. 27.
UFC officers introduced the pairing on Tuesday.
For Ulberg, the principle occasion serves as an opportunity to combat near dwelling with the New Zealand native trying to construct on his eight combat 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 thought to be the person who doubtlessly 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 would possibly discover himself proper again within the hunt for one more 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.
