Carlos Ulberg punched his ticket to the light heavyweight rankings on Saturday with a standout performance against Alonzo Menifield at the UFC on ESPN 56
Ulberg (9-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) needed just 12 seconds to catch and crush Menifield (15-4-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC). It was a frantic scene, but a few more punches and the light heavyweight fight at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis was over before many people realized it had started.
It was tied for the third-fastest finish in 205-pound history, and you can watch the replay below (via X):
Ulberg’s performance extended his winning streak to six fights. He will likely have a spot in the official UFC rankings next week and said he is among the top 10 names.
“We expected something like this and he caught me, but you wake up a lion,” Ulberg said in a post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. “I know I’m qualified now. … Anyone in the top 10, I will destroy anyone in my way.”
Updated UFC on ESPN 56 results include:
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Carlos Ulberg defeated. Alonzo Menifield by KO (punches) – Round 1, 0:12
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Diego Ferreira defeated. Mateusz Rebecki by technical knockout (strike) – Round 3, 4:51
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Sean Woodson defeated. Alex Cáceres by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
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Waldo Cortes-Acosta defeated. Robelis Despaigne by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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Chase Hooper defeated. Viacheslav Borshchev via submission (D’Arce choke) – 2nd round, 3:00
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Esteban Ribovics defeated. Terrance McKinney via KO (head kick) – Round 1, 0:37
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Tabatha Ricci defeated. Tecia Pennington via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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Trey Waters defeated. Billy Goff by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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Charles Johnson defeated. Jake Hadley by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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Veronica Hardy defeated. JJ Aldrich by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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