{"id":319051,"date":"2026-04-15T15:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=319051"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:37:11","slug":"alexander-volkanovski-is-definite-he-knows-what-carlos-ulbergs-injury-is-and-when-hell-be-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/alexander-volkanovski-is-definite-he-knows-what-carlos-ulbergs-injury-is-and-when-hell-be-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Volkanovski is definite he knows what Carlos Ulberg&#8217;s injury is and when he&#8217;ll be back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-303860\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\"> <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWs2azRtMzFf%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">  <span>Follow us on Google Discover<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Miami continues to be an amazing location for fighters from City Kickboxing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last yr, Alexander Volkanovski beat Diego Lopes to win the vacant featherweight title on the Kaseya Center.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Carlos Ulberg stopped Jiri Prochazka this past weekend in the identical constructing to bring one other belt back to Australasia.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, UFC 327 wasn\u2019t an ideal night for the brand new light heavyweight champion and his team as a result of the setback he suffered contained in the Octagon.<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"2f0e647a-65e7-4b50-b67b-7f98c409d6fe\" data-story-name=\"UFC 327\" data-comment-id=\"b69d7300-c8e7-4dd7-8aed-741d32427616\" data-story-slug=\"ufc-327\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-content\">\n<h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">Who should Carlos Ulberg make his first title defense against?\ud83e\udd14<\/h3>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">The sunshine heavyweight division is one in every of the weakest within the UFC\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/split-of-four-graphic-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Carlos Ulberg won the UFC light heavyweight title with a KO at UFC 327\" class=\"wp-image-303386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/split-of-four-graphic-1-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/split-of-four-graphic-1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/split-of-four-graphic-1-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/split-of-four-graphic-1-912x1140.png 912w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/split-of-four-graphic-1-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/split-of-four-graphic-1.png 1080w\"><\/div><figcaption title=\"Carlos Ulberg won the UFC light heavyweight title with a KO at UFC 327. Credit: Sean M. Haffey\/Getty Images\/Chris Unger\n\">Carlos Ulberg won the UFC light heavyweight title with a KO at UFC 327. Credit: Sean M. Haffey\/Getty Images\/Chris Unger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alexander Volkanovski is confident Carlos Ulberg will need over six months to get well from an injured ACL<\/h2>\n<p>On Monday, Carlos Ulberg provided an update on his injury, saying that he\u2019ll be going to Las Vegas this week to work out what the problem is and have scans done.<\/p>\n<p>Featherweight champion and occasional fellow City Kickboxing fighter Alexander Volkanovski believes he can discover the issue by watching the footage alone.<\/p>\n<p>Identical to sports medicine doctor Brian Sutterer\u2019s assessment of what happened in Miami, \u2018The Great\u2019 is incredibly confident that he\u2019ll must take many of the yr off to get well from an injured ACL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou would like six months post-surgery\u2026 Yeah, I could have bet my b\u2014- on it,\u201d Volkanovski said on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j1pVoU603E8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s just typical of that motion, of where you&#8217;re, of the best way he moved back\u2026 That\u2019s typical ACL. I\u2019ll be very surprised if it\u2019s not ACL. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPossibly there\u2019s other stuff as well because he had to maintain fighting while the leg has given out. That\u2019s the thing, it\u2019s going to wish surgery. It\u2019s definitely ACL. I\u2019m quite confident.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270933080-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Carlos Ulberg winces after exchanging with Jiri Prochazka during their UFC 327 fight\" class=\"wp-image-303737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270933080-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270933080-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270933080-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270933080-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270933080-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270933080-750x500.jpg 750w\"><\/div><figcaption title=\"MIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 11: (L-R) Carlos Ulberg of New Zealand reacts after suffering an injury against Jiri Prochazka of the Czech Republic in the UFC light heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 327 event at Kaseya Center on April 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Ed Mulholland\/Zuffa LLC)\">Photo by Ed Mulholland\/Zuffa LLC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While he\u2019s admitted that he\u2019s removed from an authority on this field, the brand new light heavyweight champion\u2019s coach has a unique tackle the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Eugene Bareman believes Ulberg\u2019s injury isn\u2019t as bad as many appear to think it&#8217;s as a result of how he seemed on the afterparty on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy see-more-open see-more-blank extra-content\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2026\/04\/14\/alexander-volkanovski-is-certain-he-knows-what-carlos-ulbergs-injury-is-and-when-hell-be-back\/none\" data-type=\"subscribe\">\n<div class=\"see-more subscribe\">\n<figure class=\"newsletter\">\n<div><svg class=\"loading\" width=\"118\" height=\"36\" viewbox=\"0 0 118 36\"><use href=\"#dots-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"signup\"><span class=\"hf\">Join Our Newsletter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our greatest Bloody Elbow content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow us on Google Discover Miami continues to be an amazing location for fighters from City Kickboxing. Last yr, Alexander Volkanovski beat Diego Lopes to win the vacant featherweight title on the Kaseya Center. Carlos Ulberg stopped Jiri Prochazka this past weekend in the identical constructing to bring one other belt back to Australasia. 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