Carlos Ulberg has disclosed the extent of the knee injury he suffered during his recent bout with Jiri Prochazka. The fighter reported that his knee is currently swollen and he has difficulty standing or walking. He described a sensation of his knee moving in and out of the joint during the fight. Ulberg stated he could not put weight on the injured leg and experienced unbearable pain. Despite the injury, he managed to continue fighting and secured a victory over Prochazka.
Carlos Ulberg has revealed the full extent of a serious knee injury he sustained during his light heavyweight bout against Jiri Prochazka, disclosing that the damage left him unable to bear weight on the leg and in unbearable pain throughout the fight.
Ulberg, known as "Black Jag," described a disturbing sensation of his knee repeatedly moving in and out of the joint while competing. Despite the severity of the injury — which left his knee visibly swollen and made standing or walking extremely difficult — the 35-year-old New Zealander fought through the pain and secured the victory. Competing out of City Kickboxing, Ulberg enters the record books at 15-1-0 and holds the number-three ranking in the light heavyweight division. Standing six-foot-four at 193 cm with a 77-inch reach, he is one of the division's more active strikers, landing 6.54 significant strikes per minute at 55 percent accuracy.
Prochazka, the 33-year-old Czech Republic native training out of Jetsaam Gym Brno, drops to 32-6-1 with the defeat and falls to second in the divisional rankings. The former champion is an imposing presence at six-foot-three and 191 cm, with an 80-inch reach and an aggressive output of 5.69 significant strikes per minute at 55 percent accuracy.
Why it matters
- Ulberg's win over the number-two ranked Prochazka strengthens his case as a legitimate title contender at light heavyweight.
- The severity of the knee injury raises questions about Ulberg's timeline for a potential next appearance, though no official medical update has been confirmed.
- A healthy Ulberg at 15-1-0 with a victory over a fighter of Prochazka's caliber reshapes the top of a division already in flux.
