Jiri Prochazka can become a two-time UFC titleholder this weekend if he can snap Carlos Ulberg’s nine-fight winning streak.
The light-heavyweight contenders are set to meet in the main event of UFC 327 with the winner going home as the organization’s new 205-pound champion.
Alex “Poatan” Pereira vacated the title earlier this year after deciding to move up to the heavyweight division, so the UFC paired No. 2 contender Prochazka and No. 3 contender Ulberg.
Before they step into the cage at Miami’s Kaseya Center on Saturday night, Prochazka and Ulberg needed to weigh no more than 205 pounds on the scale Friday morning during the official weigh-in.
All non-title competitors are afforded a one-pound allowance, so any other light-heavyweight fighter on the card could weigh up to 206 pounds. Prochazka stepped on the scale with two pounds to spare and Ulberg came in one pound under the limit to make the championship bout official.
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UFC 327’s co-main event is another pivotal matchup at 205 pounds with undefeated Azamat Murzakanov welcoming former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa to a new division. Fan favourites and frequent finishers Dominick Reyes and Johnny Walker are set to clash in another light-heavyweight contest.
Trash-talking heavyweight prospect Josh Hokit is looking to shake up the rankings when he faces the biggest test of his young career in No. 5 contender Curtis Blaydes.
The main card kicks off with Cub Swanson’s farewell fight. The 42-year-old featherweight stalwart has announced his scrap with Nate Landwehr will be the final fight of his two-decade career.
A meeting of former Bellator MMA stars Patricio Pitbull and Aaron Pico headlines a preliminary card that also features strawweight contenders Tatiana Suarez and Loopy Godinez, plus standout lightweights Mateusz Gamrot and Esteban Ribovics.
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A new era at 205 pounds begins when Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg compete for the vacant light-heavyweight title. Watch UFC 327 on Saturday, April 11 with prelim coverage beginning 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, and pay-per-view main card starting at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
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Only one of the 24 fighters scheduled to compete on the card missed weight Friday morning.
Chris Padilla initially weighed two pounds above the non-title lightweight limit. Padilla was 158, while his opponent MarQuel Mederos was an even 155. Padilla, who accepted the matchup on short notice, was given an extra hour to shed the additional pounds but he did not cut any additional weight and as a result forfeits 20 per cent of his purse to Mederos. The fight will proceed as scheduled.
Below are the official UFC 327 weigh-in results and projected bout order (subject to change):
MAIN CARD
-- Jiri Prochazka (203) vs. Carlos Ulberg (204)
-- Azamat Murzakanov (205) vs. Paulo Costa (205)
-- Curtis Blaydes (261) vs. Josh Hokit (233)
-- Dominick Reyes (205) vs. Johnny Walker (205)
-- Cub Swanson (146) vs. Nate Landwehr (145)
PRELIMINARY CARD
-- Patricio Pitbull (145) vs. Aaron Pico (145)
-- Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs. Esteban Ribovics (155)
-- Kevin Holland (171) vs. Randy Brown (171)
-- Tatiana Suarez (116) vs. Loopy Godinez (116)
-- MarQuel Mederos (155) vs. Chris Padilla (158)*
-- Kelvin Gastelum (185) vs. Vicente Luque (185)
-- Charles Radtke (170) vs. Francisco Prado (170)
*Fighter missed weight, fined 20 per cent of purse, fight proceeds as scheduled
