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New Zealand light heavyweight star Carlos Ulberg in Perth's UFC Fight Night main event
New Zealand light heavyweight star Carlos Ulberg in Perth's UFC Fight Night main event

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New Zealand light heavyweight star Carlos Ulberg in Perth's UFC Fight Night main event

New Zealand light heavyweight contender Carlos Ulberg will hope to get himself a step closer to a championship shot when he takes on Dominick Reyes in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Perth later this year. The West Australian can reveal Ulberg (12-1) will step into the Octagon against Reyes (15-4) for five five-minute rounds as the headline of the bumper card at RAC Arena on September 28. Ulberg, 34, is on an eight-fight win streak and is coming off a unanimous decision victory over former champion Jan Blachowicz in March, cementing himself as one of the top athletes in the division. Ranked No.3 in the UFC, a win over former title contender in Reyes would put the Auckland-based light heavyweight firmly in the picture to face the winner of Alex Pereira and defending champion Magomed Ankalaev, who will meet in October. Ulberg trains out of City Kickboxing, the same gym that has produced former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya as well as Dan Hooker and Kai Kara-France, who have all fought in Perth previously. 'If you look at the current champion (Ankalaev) and the former champion (Pereira), their last fight with Jan Blachowicz was a very close fight, as well,' Ulberg said after the win over Blachowicz. 'I beat him with a unanimous decision, so it's a very good feat for me.' Reyes, 35, is on a three-fight win streak and would love to boost his ranking from No.8 to get himself back in the title picture, having contended in 2020 when he lost to Jon Jones at UFC 247. Reyes is fresh off an impressive victory over Nikita Krylov, who he left unconscious with a brutal left hand midway through the first round at UFC 314 to put the division on notice. 'I'm literally on my second UFC run, and the first one felt really good but this one feels just a little bit better because I did fall all the way down. And now I'm on the rise. One away from the title,' Reyes said after the fight. It can also be revealed Michelle Montague will make history as the first New Zealand women's fighter to step into a UFC Octagon when she fights Brazilian Luana Carolina in Perth. Montague (6-0) will battle UFC veteran Carolina (11-4) in a women's bantamweight fight as part of the blockbuster card. The 31-year-old, who is known as 'The Wild One', is an exciting prospect, having won all six of her professional bouts by rear naked choke to earn herself a shot in the promotion. Carlos Ulbreg v Dominick Reyes Five-Round Bout Michelle Montague v Luana Carolina Three-Round Bout

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