Carlos Ulberg erupts on Jiri Prochazka for 'total bulls***' UFC 327 narrative: 'He’s a pretender'
After pulling off one of the wildest title wins of all time at UFC 327, Carlos Ulberg doesn't have much love left for his opponent Jiri Prochazka.
For Carlos Ulberg, belief never wavered. Even after a potentially devastating mid-fight knee injury, the Kiwi always knew he'd walk out of UFC 327 as the new light heavyweight champion . Yet Ulberg’s stunning knockout win over Jiri Prochazka didn’t just crown a new light heavyweight king; it also ignited a fire.
In Ulberg’s eyes, a narrative now lives that never should’ve existed in the first place — the idea that Prochazka showed “mercy” in the fight’s most critical moment, as the former champ has repeatedly bemoaned in the days since UFC 327. Speaking on Monday's edition of "The Ariel Helwani Show," Ulberg responded clearly to Prochazka's claims of showing mercy against his injured opponent. “That’s bulls***, total bulls***.
That’s fear. That wasn’t any kind of mercy. He knows.
He's a fighter," Ulberg told Uncrowned. "That's the difference between a champion and someone's who's just playing for the crowd. There was no mercy in there.
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