Dominick Reyes is in good spirits following a knockout loss this previous Saturday.
Reyes was in a pivotal mild heavyweight matchup with Carlos Ulberg within the UFC Perth headliner. The bout ended within the opening body when Ulberg delivered a one-two mixture that despatched Reyes crashing to the canvas. Ulberg completed the battle through knockout and he figures to be in prime place to problem the winner of the UFC 320 rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira.
As for Reyes, it’s a troublesome break. “The Devastator” had been having fun with a profession resurgence after preventing his approach out of a four-fight skid. Reyes obtained again on monitor with wins over Dustin Jacoby, Anthony Smith, and Nikita Krylov. He’ll want to return to the drafting board after struggling his first defeat since 2022.
CARLOS ULBERG KNOCKS OUT DOMINICK REYES IN THE FIRST ROUND!!!!
WOOWWWW #UFCPerth pic.twitter.com/9PP7faHXAD
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) September 28, 2025
In a submit on his Instagram account, Reyes briefly addressed his loss to Ulberg.
“Congratulations to Carlos, simply wasn’t my night time. God is sweet all the time.”
Ulberg is hoping to function an emergency backup choice for the UFC 320 essential occasion title battle between Ankalaev and Pereira. Through the UFC Perth post-fight presser, “Black Jag” defined why he’s wanting to tackle the function (through MMAJunkie).
“I’m right here to interrupt data,” Ulberg mentioned. “That is what I need to do. From the highest of my head, I don’t assume anybody has fought a battle after which additionally the very subsequent weekend battle for the title. That’s what I envision. That’s what I really feel like can occur. So I put it within the air. I simply need to be there. I simply need to be there anyway first. But when they will make me the backup, that’d be superior. If anybody falls out, I’m there. I’ll get the job carried out.”
Keep on with BJPenn.com for updates on what’s subsequent for Carlos Ulberg and Dominick Reyes.