January 9, 2024 1:00 pm ET
A lightweight heavyweight scrap between former UFC title challenger Dominick Reyes and Carlos Ulberg is again on the books.
Reyes is slated to satisfy Ulberg on March thirtieth at UFC Combat Evening from Boardwalk Corridor in Atlantic Metropolis, N.J. The promotion introduced the information Tuesday on social media.
Reyes (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) and Ulberg (9-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) initially have been booked for UFC 297 on Jan. 20, however Ulberg had to withdraw because of an injury.
Reyes, 33, will intention to snap his shedding skid towards rising contender Ulberg. Since pushing Jon Jones to the brink in their title fight at UFC 247 in February 2020, Reyes has struggled, shedding 4 straight – together with stoppage losses to Jan Blachowicz, Jiri Prochazka, and most not too long ago Ryan Spann in November 2022.
In the meantime, Ulberg is experiencing an reverse profession trajectory. The Metropolis Kickboxing standout rebounded from his UFC debut loss to Kennedy Nzechukwu with 5 consecutive wins, most not too long ago a third-round submission of Da-Un Jung at UFC 293. Ulberg called out Reyes after his win.
With the addition, the up to date UFC Atlantic Metropolis lineup contains:
- Erin Blanchfield vs. Manon Fiorot
- Crazy Godinez vs. Virna Jandiroba
- Jacob Malkoun vs. Andre Petroski
- Bruno Silva vs. Chris Weidman
- Dominick Reyes vs. Carlos Ulberg
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