Carlos Ulberg's victory at UFC 327 represents the 20th UFC championship won by fighters from Australia and New Zealand combined. The count includes Robert Whittaker's rematch with Yoel Romero, which the post argues should have remained a title fight for Whittaker despite Romero missing weight. With a combined population of 32.2 million, the Australia-New Zealand region achieves one UFC title win per 1.6 million people, the best rate globally. This surpasses North America (one per 2.3 million), South America (one per 6.3 million), Russia and CIS countries (one per 8.3 million), and Western Europe (one per 11.6 million). The region's combat sports success extends beyond MMA to boxing, with current and former world champions including Jay Opetaia, Joseph Parker, George Kambosos, and Tim Tszyu. The post attributes these achievements to superior sports science and well-developed cultural infrastructure for athletics.
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