A light heavyweight matchup pitting Dominick
Reyes against Carlos
Ulberg won’t be taking place at UFC 297
on Jan. 20 as originally planned.
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Reyes revealed on social media that his opponent has withdrawn from
the bout due to injury and that he was looking at “options or
rescheduling.” According to
MMAFighting.com, Reyes vs. Ulberg is likely to be rebooked for
UFC Atlantic City on March 30. The nature of Ulberg’s injury was
not disclosed.
Reyes is in the midst of a four-bout skid that dates back to a
competitive championship loss to Jon Jones at
UFC 247 in February 2020. More recently, “The Devastator” suffered
a first-round KO defeat to Ryan Spann at
UFC 281.
Ulberg, meanwhile, has quietly been building momentum at 205
pounds. The City Kickboxing representative has won his last five
Octagon appearances, including a third-round submission of Da Woon
Jung in his last outing at UFC 293.
UFC Atlantic City takes place at Boardwalk Hall and features a
women’s flyweight showdown between Erin
Blanchfield and Manon
Fiorot.