Newly crowned UFC Light Heavyweight champion Carlos Ulberg got a chance to explore “The Magic City” over the weekend after knocking out Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC 327 (watch highlights here). Though effectively on one leg after blowing his knee early in the fight, “Black Jag” made it to his afterparty rather than the hospital.
The one problem? Ulberg isn’t exactly sure where his belt ended up after a night of partying, though the Kiwi knockout artist doesn’t seem particularly concerned.
“I’ve lost the belt, bro,” Ulberg admitted to Fox Sports Australia. “ … I don’t know exactly where it is. Initially after winning, the plan was to not have a drink. But you know how these things go, right? First, someone gives you a champagne to celebrate. Then one thing leads to another and you’re doing shots. So it’s ‘OK, I’ll have another, and another, and another …’
He continued, “We’ve got a big group of boys over here in Miami and, when the fight was done, we all went out to the afterparty at a nightclub. Then after that, it was back to one of the boys’ apartments and we all hung out there. I didn’t want to be carrying the belt around so I think it’s still there at the apartment somewhere. One of the boys probably has it in bed with him.”
Ulberg also revealed that he has yet to visit a hospital and get a confirmed diagnosis and/or surgery on his injured knee. There’s a lot of speculation that Ulberg tore his ACL, which would sideline the new champion for a year at minimum. That would-be diagnosis remains unconfirmed, however, and Ulberg expects to get imaging and treatment in Las Vegas sometime this week.
Stay tuned for updates on the new champion’s injuries and subsequent layoff.
