New Zealand's Carlos Ulberg put his name in the record books on Sunday, producing a stunning 12-second UFC knockout against Alonzo Menifield.
The 33-year-old Auckland native made light work of his light heavyweight opponent in St Louis, dropping Menifield in the early stages of the first round.
Ulberg's win is the third-fastest knockout in the history of the 205-pound division and extends his winning run inside the octagon to six.
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Speaking inside the cage post-fight, Ulberg admitted he was wary of his opponent's firepower and claimed an early blow 'woke him up' and brought out his aggression.
"We knew coming up against a guy like Alonzo Menifield to be worried about his power – he does have a lot of power," he said.
"As long as I stuck to the game plan with my coaches – we knew he was gonna come forward. We did expect something like that, he did catch me and that woke me up.
"When you wake a lion up, he comes out."
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Ulberg will move closer to the top-10 rankings and called out any of his rivals and promised to "destroy anybody" who steps to him.
Menifield was ranked 11th in the hotly-contested division prior to Sunday's bout, with champion Alex Pereira leading the charge.
Sunday's event will be headlined by a heavyweight clash between fan-favourite Derrick Lewis and the powerful Rodrigo Nascimento.
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