Carlos Ulberg faces off against Dominick Reyes in the headline event for UFC Fight Night this evening. Ulberg is the No. 3-ranked light heavyweight contender, and UFC odds have him installed as a -250 favorite against the No. 7-ranked Reyes. UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs Reyes, live from RAC Arena in Perth, Australia on September 27, 2025. Prelims start at 7pm ET/4pm PT, followed by the main card at 10pm ET/7pm PT.
Owner of the longest active UFC winning streak of anyone in the division, Ulberg touches down for his first main event having garnered eight consecutive victories with his one and only setback coming well over four years ago in his promotional debut. Over his last two outings, the Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS) graduate posted unanimous decision wins over former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir and ex-champ Jan Blachowicz, further solidifying his standing as one of the top contenders in the 205-pound weight class. Reyes has been one of the better comeback stories in recent memory, snapping out of an extended funk with a first-round stoppage win over Dustin Jacoby last June. Since then, the former title challenger added finishes over Anthony Smith and Nikita Krylov to his resume, extending his winning streak to three and re-establishing himself as a serious threat in the division.
Next weekend, Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira run it back in a championship rematch at UFC 320, and the winner of this weekend’s main event will be extremely well-positioned to face the winner at some point in the future. Jiří Procházka and Khalil Rountree Jr. are also in the mix, so with the pressure on to make a statement, expect both of these dangerous strikers to come out with designs on closing the show in style this weekend. Featherweights Jack Jenkins and Ramon Taveras collide for an intriguing matchup. Approaching his 32nd birthday, Jenkins makes his fourth straight start in his home country, looking to draw level inside the Octagon in Australia and bounce back from a stoppage loss in February. “Phar Jack” looked outstanding in his return from a gruesome arm injury last August in Perth, battering Herbert Burns to the point that he could not continue, but he was overmatched last time out against ascending Brazilian Gabriel Santos.
Taveras made a pair of appearances on Season 7 of Dana White’s Contender Series, losing as a result of a controversial stoppage in his first outing before making quick work of Cortavious Romious to earn a contract in his second stop in Las Vegas. Last year, he avenged that initial DWCS setback in a tremendous back-and-forth with Serhiy Sidey at UFC 297, then dropped a decision to British veteran Davey Grant at the end of the year. Crute ended a 19-month sabbatical in February at UFC 312, battling Rodolfo Bellato to a draw, which sent him into the summer having gone five fights without a victory. In New Orleans, “The Brute” got back to his winning ways, looking sharp on the way to collecting a first-round submission win over Polish veteran Marcin Prachnio.