Coach Eugene Bareman 'was panicking' before Carlos Ulberg's UFC 327 KO

Carlos Ulberg's head coach went through the full range of emotions as his fighter pulled off one of the most spectacular title wins in recent memory at UFC 327 . City Kickboxing leader Eugene Bareman was the chief corner for Ulberg (14-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) on Saturday for his vacant light heavyweight title fight vs. Jiri Prochazka (32-6-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC) at Kaseya Center in Miami.

It was Ulberg's first crack at gold, and the fight started with a total nightmare. Just moments into the matchup, Ulberg sustained a knee injury that immediately hindered him. He was hobbled and in survival mode, and as Prochazka stood in front of him, the New Zealander landed a nasty left hook that floored his opponent.

Ulberg pounced with punches and put his opponent out cold, winning the belt and leaving everyone watch in a state of disbelief. "From the jaws of defeat," Bareman said in a backstage interview with Daniel Cormier for his YouTube channel . "Trust me, our heart was jumping out of our chest.

I was panicking the most, but a lot of our coaches were OK with it because they knew Jiri would kind of come to us then. They were kind of right. That's why I've got brilliant coaching partners, as well.