{"id":110331,"date":"2026-04-17T20:08:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/ulberg-new-ufc-light-heavyweight-champion-undergoes-acl-surgery\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T20:08:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:08:50","slug":"ulberg-new-ufc-light-heavyweight-champion-undergoes-acl-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/ulberg-new-ufc-light-heavyweight-champion-undergoes-acl-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Ulberg, new UFC light heavyweight champion, undergoes ACL surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"byline-wrap\">\n<ul class=\"authors byline-authors\">\n<li class=\"single-author mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Brett Okamoto<span class=\"timestamp\">Apr 17, 2026, 01:09 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: &#8220;Chuck and Tito,&#8221; which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare time.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Multiple Authors<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>UFC light heavyweight champion <a data-player-guid=\"c1cd22d3-e99b-3f43-9753-743338fd4493\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fighter\/_\/id\/4695736\/carlos-ulberg\">Carlos Ulberg<\/a> has undergone knee surgery for a torn ACL in his right leg following his title win over <a data-player-guid=\"38f1a6d3-8b45-3810-1323-1a9273ebfbd7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fighter\/_\/id\/3156612\/jiri-prochazka\">JiY\u00ed Proch\u00e1zka<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fightcenter\/_\/id\/600058745\/league\/ufc\" target=\"_blank\">UFC 32<\/a>7 last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Ulberg (14-1) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/48463277\/badly-hobbled-ulberg-stuns-prochazka-wild-ko-ufc-327\" target=\"_blank\">suffered the injury during the first round<\/a> of Saturday&#8217;s 205-pound championship fight in Miami. The New Zealander still managed to knock out Proch\u00e1zka with a left hook despite fighting on one leg. Ulberg posted about the surgery from Las Vegas this week, and his manager, Ash Belcastro, confirmed to Uncrowned that Ulberg tore the ACL.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/48499734\/carlos-ulberg-says-lost-title-belt-celebrating-ufc-327-win\" class=\"img-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2026\/0412\/r1642220_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/48466265\/ufc-327-next-challenge-carlos-ulberg-light-heavyweight-championship-first\" class=\"img-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2026\/0412\/r1642218_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The UFC has not announced what will happen to the light heavyweight belt during Ulberg&#8217;s recovery. The promotion has had a string of unfortunate circumstances within that division, including three title vacancies in the last four years. Proch\u00e1zka and <a data-player-guid=\"efb0226e-2434-b460-f1e8-2befa3f880c6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fighter\/_\/id\/4425355\/jamahal-hill\">Jamahal Hill<\/a> vacated the belt due to injuries in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Recently, <a data-player-guid=\"69596ae1-6dea-3b39-8fcb-a6333019ca68\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fighter\/_\/id\/4705658\/alex-pereira\">Alex Pereira<\/a> vacated the belt to move up to heavyweight in February.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after his loss at UFC 327, Proch\u00e1zka (32-6-1) claimed he felt &#8220;mercy&#8221; for Ulberg after the knee injury occurred in the opening round, which led to the loss. Proch\u00e1zka has already called for an immediate rematch. The division&#8217;s other highly ranked contenders include former champions <a data-player-guid=\"02e3d734-5f5a-7784-cdc9-2fc5ee7fe093\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fighter\/_\/id\/4273399\/magomed-ankalaev\">Magomed Ankalaev<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"e08a5582-3b71-0922-f68e-530d98b7e638\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fighter\/_\/id\/2506250\/jan-blachowicz\">Jan Blachowicz<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fighter\/_\/id\/4028627\/khalil-rountree-jr\">Khalil Rountree Jr<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/48513900\/ulberg-new-ufc-light-heavyweight-champion-undergoes-acl-surgery\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brett OkamotoApr 17, 2026, 01:09 PM ET Close Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. 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