Photo credit: Getty Images. Paul Battisonin kirjoittama. – Mikä tuo on? Journalist for BBC Sport. One hour ago. Carlos Ulberg stunned Jiri Prochazka with a first-round knockout to claim the vacant light-heavyweight title at UFC 163 in Miami, Florida, even after suffering a knee injury. The New Zealander stumbled several times in the opening five minutes after tweaking his right knee on an awkward landing. Yet, as Prochazka pressed forward to capitalize while Ulberg struggled to bear weight on his right leg, the 35-year-old landed a devastating left hook on the Czech fighter to finish the bout. Celebrating his first world title and 10th consecutive UFC win, Ulberg addressed the injury’s severity: “I blew out my knee, but I knew all I needed was that one shot and I ended up getting it,” he said. “I knew Jiri would come forward and as soon as I landed my left hand, he’s gone.” Now I have to fix this knee… “It’s about seizing those moments.” He said he’d hunt me, but you can’t hunt what you can’t kill. Former champion Prochazka, 33, closed his eyes in dejection after the bout, later admitting he let his guard down out of “mercy” for Ulberg upon noticing his injured knee. “It happened.”
