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UFC: Who will Carlos Ulberg fight next?

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UFC: Who will Carlos Ulberg fight next?

Magomed Ankalaev 44%

Jan Blachowicz 42%

Bogdan Guskov 29.4%

Paulo Costa 0

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Magomed Ankalaev 44%

Jan Blachowicz 42%

Bogdan Guskov 29.4%

Paulo Costa 0

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Magomed Ankalaev

$125 Vol.

44%

Jan Blachowicz

$72 Vol.

42%

Bogdan Guskov

$100 Vol.

29%

Paulo Costa

$175 Vol.

54%

This market will resolve according to the next UFC fighter that Carlos Ulberg is officially announced to face in a UFC bout. Resolution for this market will be based on the next UFC fighter that Carlos Ulberg officially announced to fight, regardless of whether the fight ends up taking place. Only official announcements from the UFC, which include a scheduled date for the bout, will count. Announcements with no date or which do not confirm that the fight is official, speculation, or other unofficial announcements will not count. If Carlos Ulberg is officially announced to fight any non-listed fighter or no qualifying announcement is made by April 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other”. The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the UFC.**Paulo Costa leads trader consensus at 53.8% for Carlos Ulberg’s next opponent, ahead of Magomed Ankalaev (44.5%), Jan Blachowicz (43.5%), and Bogdan Guskov (29.1%).** Ulberg captured the vacant light heavyweight title with a first-round knockout of Jiri Prochazka at UFC 327 in April 2026 but tore his ACL in the process and is expected to remain sidelined into 2027. In late July, after attending UFC Abu Dhabi where former champion Ankalaev stopped Guskov in the fifth round, Ulberg publicly outlined preferred booking paths on Instagram, proposing Ankalaev versus Prochazka and Costa versus Khalil Rountree Jr. as high-stakes eliminators to crown his first challenger. Costa, coming off an April win over Azamat Murzakanov and actively seeking opportunities at 205 pounds while finishing his contract, publicly responded to the comments and positioned himself as a viable title contender. Ankalaev’s dominant recent performance reinforced his standing as a top-ranked former champion, while Blachowicz’s experience as a prior titleholder and Guskov’s short-notice main-event appearance keep them in the mix amid the division’s fluid contender landscape. These developments, combined with the absence of any official Ulberg matchup announcement, underpin the current implied probabilities reflected in market pricing.

This market will resolve according to the next UFC fighter that Carlos Ulberg is officially announced to face in a UFC bout.

Resolution for this market will be based on the next UFC fighter that Carlos Ulberg officially announced to fight, regardless of whether the fight ends up taking place.

Only official announcements from the UFC, which include a scheduled date for the bout, will count. Announcements with no date or which do not confirm that the fight is official, speculation, or other unofficial announcements will not count.

If Carlos Ulberg is officially announced to fight any non-listed fighter or no qualifying announcement is made by April 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other”.

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the UFC.
Volume
$472
End Date
May 1, 2027
Market Opened
Apr 12, 2026, 11:51 AM ET

Resolver

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This market will resolve according to the next UFC fighter that Carlos Ulberg is officially announced to face in a UFC bout. Resolution for this market will be based on the next UFC fighter that Carlos Ulberg officially announced to fight, regardless of whether the fight ends up taking place. Only official announcements from the UFC, which include a scheduled date for the bout, will count. Announcements with no date or which do not confirm that the fight is official, speculation, or other unofficial announcements will not count. If Carlos Ulberg is officially announced to fight any non-listed fighter or no qualifying announcement is made by April 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other”. The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the UFC.
This market will resolve according to the next UFC fighter that Carlos Ulberg is officially announced to face in a UFC bout. Resolution for this market will be based on the next UFC fighter that Carlos Ulberg officially announced to fight, regardless of whether the fight ends up taking place. Only official announcements from the UFC, which include a scheduled date for the bout, will count. Announcements with no date or which do not confirm that the fight is official, speculation, or other unofficial announcements will not count. If Carlos Ulberg is officially announced to fight any non-listed fighter or no qualifying announcement is made by April 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other”. The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the UFC.**Paulo Costa leads trader consensus at 53.8% for Carlos Ulberg’s next opponent, ahead of Magomed Ankalaev (44.5%), Jan Blachowicz (43.5%), and Bogdan Guskov (29.1%).** Ulberg captured the vacant light heavyweight title with a first-round knockout of Jiri Prochazka at UFC 327 in April 2026 but tore his ACL in the process and is expected to remain sidelined into 2027. In late July, after attending UFC Abu Dhabi where former champion Ankalaev stopped Guskov in the fifth round, Ulberg publicly outlined preferred booking paths on Instagram, proposing Ankalaev versus Prochazka and Costa versus Khalil Rountree Jr. as high-stakes eliminators to crown his first challenger. Costa, coming off an April win over Azamat Murzakanov and actively seeking opportunities at 205 pounds while finishing his contract, publicly responded to the comments and positioned himself as a viable title contender. Ankalaev’s dominant recent performance reinforced his standing as a top-ranked former champion, while Blachowicz’s experience as a prior titleholder and Guskov’s short-notice main-event appearance keep them in the mix amid the division’s fluid contender landscape. These developments, combined with the absence of any official Ulberg matchup announcement, underpin the current implied probabilities reflected in market pricing.

This market will resolve according to the next UFC fighter that Carlos Ulberg is officially announced to face in a UFC bout.

Resolution for this market will be based on the next UFC fighter that Carlos Ulberg officially announced to fight, regardless of whether the fight ends up taking place.

Only official announcements from the UFC, which include a scheduled date for the bout, will count. Announcements with no date or which do not confirm that the fight is official, speculation, or other unofficial announcements will not count.

If Carlos Ulberg is officially announced to fight any non-listed fighter or no qualifying announcement is made by April 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other”.

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the UFC.
Volume
$472
End Date
May 1, 2027
Market Opened
Apr 12, 2026, 11:51 AM ET

Resolver

0x69c47De9D...
This market will resolve according to the next UFC fighter that Carlos Ulberg is officially announced to face in a UFC bout. Resolution for this market will be based on the next UFC fighter that Carlos Ulberg officially announced to fight, regardless of whether the fight ends up taking place. Only official announcements from the UFC, which include a scheduled date for the bout, will count. Announcements with no date or which do not confirm that the fight is official, speculation, or other unofficial announcements will not count. If Carlos Ulberg is officially announced to fight any non-listed fighter or no qualifying announcement is made by April 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other”. The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the UFC.

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"UFC: Who will Carlos Ulberg fight next?" is a prediction market on Polymarket with 4 possible outcomes where traders buy and sell shares based on what they believe will happen. The current leading outcome is "Paulo Costa" at 54%, followed by "Magomed Ankalaev" at 44%. Prices reflect real-time crowd-sourced probabilities. For example, a share priced at 54¢ implies that the market collectively assigns a 54% chance to that outcome. These odds shift continuously as traders react to new developments and information. Shares in the correct outcome are redeemable for $1 each upon market resolution.

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