LAS VEGAS – William Knight wants Carlos Ulberg after UFC Fight Night 219.
Knight and Ulberg have gone back-and-forth on social media, and Knight hopes that fight gets booked. In June 2022, Ulberg picked up a first-round TKO of Tafon Nchukwi, who stopped Knight at CFFC 80 in 2019.
But first, Knight (11-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) needs to get past Marcin Prachnio (15-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC) on Saturday’s main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.
I’m a man of no fear
— William Knight (@Knightmare205) July 21, 2022
“Carlos Ulberg, (Israel) Adesanya’s teammate – he beat an opponent I lost to years ago, which to me is still controversy because I felt like it was an early stoppage,” Knight told reporters at media day Wednesday. “I wasn’t hurt or nothing. The second he beat this guy, he started running his mouth on Twitter. He tagged me in some sh*t, and to be realistic, that fight needs to happen.
“So after Saturday, I’m going to run through this guy. That’s who I’m after. He ran his mouth and he needs to put his money where his mouth is. I’m here for that fight because when I called him out, it wasn’t, ‘Oh, it’s June … It’s this … It’s this.’ Now he caught a little ‘W,’ and now he wants to run his mouth. I’m ready for it.”
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William Knight wants Carlos Ulberg after Marcin Prachnio: ‘That fight needs to happen’