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Fight Club podcast: Has Ulberg done enough to clinch a UFC light heavyweight title shot?
Sport Nation •  October 15th, 2025 3:28 pm
Carlos Ulberg was ready to pounce on his American opponent at UFC Fight Night in Perth | Photo: James Worsfold/AAP
The boys are back!
After a fortnight of sickness and off-shore travel, Brad Lewis and Stephen Foote are back in the studio with a mammoth amount of combat sport action to catch up on.
It was a fantastic day out in Perth for the City Kickboxing contingent, but did Carlos Ulberg do enough to book himself a title shot with newly recrowned Alex Pereira after Jiri Procházka's heroics at UFC 320?
New Zealand's own Dan Hooker has scored himself a high-stakes showdown with Arman Tsarukyan in Qatar next month which Dana White insists is a No.1 contender bout for the next crack at the lightweight title?
Brazil's Alex Pereira after beating UFC light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320 | Photo: AP
Also making a fresh case in that division is Charles Oliveira, who made short and sharp work of Mateusz Gamrot on home soil last weekend to send a reminder to his colleagues that he still has plenty left in the tank. Where to from here for the Brazilian?
Merab Dvalishvili continues to be undeniable and will fight for a fourth time this year against Petr Yan in 2025's final pay-per-view in Las Vegas in December. Would a win make him a lock for fighter of the year?
And the UFC is back in Canada this weekend, with an intriguing clash between Reinier de Ridder and Brandon Allen, where an emphatic win for the Dutchman could make him first in line to become Khamzat Chimaev's first middleweight title challenger.
Listen to the full episode below:
