The headliner for UFC 327 has been confirmed as Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg competing for the vacant Mild Heavyweight Championship.
The reasoning behind it was Alex Pereira’s resolution to maneuver as much as heavyweight, hoping to change into the first-ever three-division champion, which is why he vacated the belt.
In 2025, each the Czech and Kiwi earned two credible victories, placing them in a robust place for title rivalry.
Here’s what you want to learn about the primary occasion, in addition to extra bouts which have been added to the Miami numbered card.
Prochazka’s slugfesting knockouts proved worthy
In some methods, it could have been a blessing for ‘BJP’ that Pereira moved up a weight class, as he suffered two title defeats to the Brazilian, the one losses of his UFC profession.
At UFC 311, Prochazka returned to profitable methods when he stopped Jamahal Hill by third-round TKO, which earned him a Efficiency of the Night time (POTN) bonus.
On the similar time, he might’ve acquired an additional $50k for a Battle of the Night time (FOTN) bonus because it was a three-round battle, however Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov earned that award.
In comparable style, the #2 mild heavyweight contender defeated Khalil Rountree Jr by third-round knockout in one other entertaining battle at UFC 320, this time selecting up each awards and strengthening his causes for a title shot.
The 33-year-old is a former 205-pound champion within the UFC, incomes the crowning second in Singapore when he stopped Glover Teixeira by fifth-round submission at UFC 275.
Prochazka has at all times been seen as a lethal knockout artist, pulling off some wonderful finishes and has solely gone the gap twice in his 38-fight profession.
The Hosteradice-born blended martial artist has earned 32 MMA victories, securing 28 knockouts and three submissions, as he doesn’t like judges’ scorecards.
The fan-favourite has desperately been attempting to change into a two-time UFC Champion so he can construct a protracted reign, since he didn’t get to in his first stint, as Miami requires a brand new fighter to take the throne.
Ulberg’s triumphant streak made him a rightful challenger
If there may be anybody who deserves to be on this place, it’s the ‘Black Jag’, who has solely been defeated as soon as in his MMA profession, which occurred in his UFC debut.
In March 2025, Ulberg went the gap to defeat former champion Jan Blachowicz by unanimous resolution at UFC London to cement a prime spot within the mild heavyweight rankings.
The #3 contender’s victory on the O2 Enviornment was not convincing sufficient for a championship alternative, so he didn’t waste any time proving that he needs to be subsequent.
At UFC Perth, the 35-year-old confronted Dominick Reyes within the headliner, dominating the previous title challenger to win by first-round knockout.
The Auckland-born fighter turned a promising prospect in 2024 when he earned a blazing knockout win towards Alonzo Menifield, adopted by a unanimous resolution win towards one other former 205-pound title challenger, Volkan Oezdemir.
Whereas Ulberg has gone the gap in a few of his latest battles, he tends to provide an identical job to Prochazka by knocking his opponents out.
The New Zealander has lower than half the bouts of his headlining opponent, competing a complete of 15 instances, claiming 9 knockouts and one submission.
Now that Ulberg has been given the deserving alternative, he’ll attempt to be part of Israel Adesanya by turning into the second Kiwi to change into a UFC Champion.
Different introduced bouts for UFC 327
Beneil Dariush vs Manuel Torres
One seems for redemption whereas the opposite goals to stand up the highest 15, as that is an anticipated light-weight battle that can’t be missed.
Dariush hopes to bounce again in Miami after struggling a 16-second knockout loss to Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 322, plummeting the 36-year-old down the rankings.
Torres has earned back-to-back first-round TKO victories to change into the #14 contender, stopping Drew Dober at UFC Mexico Metropolis and Grant Dawson at UFC 323.
It’s a battle which might be billed as a veteran vs prospect, and judging by the Mexican’s file, it doesn’t appear probably the bout will go the gap.
Patricio Pitbull vs Aaron Pico
This specific battle can be an eye-catcher as two recognised former Bellator athletes come face-to-face within the UFC, with a spot within the featherweight rankings on the road.
Pitbull claimed his first UFC win when he went to the judges’ scorecards with Dan Ige, triumphing by unanimous resolution at UFC 318.
Pico made his debut in his final bout at UFC 319 within the co-main occasion, struggling a brutal first-round knockout loss to Lerone Murphy as he nonetheless searches for his first victory within the organisation.
There’s a nine-year hole between the 2 blended martial artists as they each hope to shine on the Kaseya Middle, identical to they did of their outdated MMA promotion.
Mateusz Gamrot vs Esteban Ribovics
An thrilling matchup at 155 kilos mustn’t disappoint as a #7 contender defends his place towards probably the most entertaining warriors within the UFC.
Gamrot is aiming to return to the win column after a second-round submission loss in enemy territory towards Charles Oliveira at UFC Rio.
Ribovics bounced again in his earlier battle with a showstopping unanimous resolution victory over Elves Brener, as he’ll be on the hunt for one more FOTN bonus.
‘Gamer’ did face an unranked opponent final yr and obtained the higher of him, however can he make a repeat when he comes face-to-face with an Argentinian striker?
Christopher Alvidrez vs Francisco Prado
A 23-year-old’s UFC profession is on the verge of being minimize as he should redeem himself towards a debutant who loves a knockout.
Alvidrez is on 5 successive knockout victories and earned his UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Sequence (DWCS) after beating Eliezer Kubanza.
Prado’s shedding streak was prolonged to a few at UFC 318 when he misplaced by cut up resolution to Nikolay Veretennikov, solely selecting up one win in 5 UFC appearances.
Whereas this specific bout might not deliver loads of attraction to this fully stacked battle card, it’ll deliver fireplace to the desk as each fighters have excessive end charges on their information.
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