'Incredibly powerful striker': Fans thrilled as Carlos Ulberg knocks out Nicolae Negumereanu in UFC 281

'Incredibly powerful striker': Fans thrilled as Carlos Ulberg knocks out Nicolae Negumereanu in UFC 281
Carlos Ulberg defeats Nicolae Negumereanu (carlosulberg/Instagram, Negumereanu Nicolae/Instagram)

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Carlos Ulberg defeated Nicolae Negumereanu in UFC 281 first round with Ulberg (6-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Negumereanu (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC). Ulberg has won three straight fights since losing his UFC debut in March 2021. Meanwhile, he is one of the major four City Kickboxing fighters, with teammates Brad Riddell, Dan Hooker, and Israel Adesanya on the card.

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This match was Nicolae's second-longest in the UFC light heavyweight division behind Magomed Ankalaev, reports mmafighting.com. Ulberg's other victories in UFC were against Fabio Cherant and Tafon Nchukwi. However, Nicolae has lost four matches, and his previous loss came in his UFC debut against Saparberg Safarov.