MIAMI (AP) — Carlos Ulberg’s whole purpose of making the switch from kickboxing to mixed martial arts and joining UFC was to punctuate his presence in combat sports as one of the best.
After Ulberg served former light heavyweight challenger Dominick Reyes a first-round knockout in Perth, Australia, the New Zealand native said he would fight anyone to earn a shot at the title.
Turns out, he already did.
With former champion Alex Pereira vacating the belt to move up and challenge for the interim heavyweight crown at UFC Freedom 250 at The White House on June 14, Ulberg (14-1-0) earned his spot across Jiří Procházka (32-5-1) in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 327 card in Miami.
“If I’m going to do anything, I’m going to be the best at it, in any sport,” Ulberg said. “And anything I wanted to do was get to the very top of that mountain. And that’s what I’m essentially here to do.”
Riding a nine-fight win streak into his championship bout, Ulberg confidently added he’s never doubted his ability while saying he won’t need five rounds to defeat Procházka.
“I always knew I was going to be the best, and I was working toward being the best of this division,” Ulberg said. “You throw a punch, and it could land, and anyone can fall. It’s a game of inches.
“I always have that belief in myself, and now we’re here. It’s about proving it to others.”
Procházka, who held the belt briefly in 2022 and will make his fourth appearance in a UFC title fight, arrives in Miami after defeating his last two opponents by third-round knockout.
And while Procházka insists he’s been dialed in and focused more than ever, even after the recent birth of his daughter, Ulberg is convinced he’s scouted for this moment perfectly.
“He is a smart man, I’m sure he’s gotten himself to this level for a reason,” Ulberg said of Procházka. “I definitely see a lot of holes in the game. I think there are a lot of fighters with holes in their game. I’m purely focused on what I’m going to bring to the table.
“I go in there and do what I do best.”
Procházka is a slight favorite (-120) at BetMGM Sportsbook, which means a bettor would have to lay $120 to win $100.
On the main undercard, fellow light heavyweights Azamat Murzakanov (16-0-0) and Paulo Costa (15-4-0) will battle in what might end up being a qualifier for the victor to meet the winner of Ulberg and Procházka.
Fifth-ranked heavyweight Curtis Blaydes (19-5-0) will battle undefeated Josh Hokit (8-0-0).
Reyes (15-5-0), now the 10th-ranked light heavyweight, will battle No. 12 Johnny Walker (22-9-0).
In the featherweight division, Cub Swanson (30-14-0) will meet Nate Landwehr (18-7-0).
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FILE - A UFC logo stands outside the arena, April 24, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)
LONDON (AP) — A charity co-founded by Prince Harry in Africa to honor his late mother, Princess Diana, has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year.
Sentebale, which supports young people living with HIV in Botswana and Lesotho, filed suit last month in London’s High Court, according to court records viewed Friday. Online filings show Harry and his friend, Mark Dyer, a former trustee at the charity, are being sued for either libel or slander. No documents were available.
“The charity seeks the court’s intervention, protection, and restitution following a coordinated adverse media campaign conducted since 25 March 2025 that has caused operational disruption and reputational harm to the charity, its leadership, and its strategic partners,” Sentebale said Friday in a statement on its website.
A spokesperson for Harry and Dyer said the pair “categorically reject these offensive and damaging claims.”
The lawsuit puts the Duke of Sussex in an unaccustomed position as a defendant in the High Court. Over the past three years, he has repeatedly been on the other side of litigation as the leading claimant in invasion of privacy suits against Britain's most prominent tabloids over allegations of phone hacking and unlawful snooping by journalists and the private eyes they hired.
Harry co-founded Sentebale, which means “forget me not” in the language of Lesotho, about 20 years ago in memory of his mother, who was a prominent advocate for treatment of HIV and AIDS and helped reduce stigma around the disease. Prince Seeiso of Lesotho was the co-founder.
Disagreements at the charity surfaced in 2023 over a new fundraising strategy, and the two founders stepped down as patrons in March 2025 in support of trustees who had quit.
At the time, they said the relationship between the board and its chair, Sophie Chandauka, was beyond repair. Chandauka later accused Harry of orchestrating a campaign of bullying and harassment to try to force her out.
As the dispute unfolded, Chandauka told Sky News that filming for one of Harry's Netflix programs had interfered with a scheduled fundraiser for Sentebale and that an incident with his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, became a source of friction.
The Charity Commission for England and Wales investigated and criticized both sides for allowing the issue to become public and damaging the organization’s reputation, but found no evidence of widespread bullying or misogyny at Sentebale.
“Sentebale’s problems played out in the public eye, enabling a damaging dispute to harm the charity’s reputation, risk overshadowing its many achievements, and jeopardizing the charity’s ability to deliver for the very beneficiaries it was created to serve,” commission CEO David Holdsworth said in a statement in August 2025.
Harry’s spokesperson had criticized the commission’s report while Chandauka welcomed it.
Gerald Imray in Cape Town, South Africa, contributed to this report.
FILE - Britain's Prince Harry arrives at London's High Court to lead a group accusing the Daily Mail's publisher of privacy invasion through unlawful tactics in a trial that is part of a wider phone hacking scandal in London, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
