The fate of the UFC’s vacant light heavyweight championship will be decided at UFC 327 on Saturday.
With Alex Pereira moving to heavyweight (making his debut as part of Freedom 250 at the White House in June), Jiri Prochazka now has a chance to reclaim his old title. Opposite him, Carlos Ulberg, a City Kickboxing star and teammate of Israel Adesanya sitting on a very impressive nine-fight win streak.
It’s a striking fan’s dream, the sort of title fight that promises to end well inside 25 minutes. Yet originally, it was to be paired with the flyweight title bout between Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira.
The UFC’s luck of late has not been great, and it failed them once again at UFC 327 with Van pulling out due to injury. That fight has now been shifted to UFC 328 in Newark.
Still, Prochazka vs. Ulberg alone is more than enough to carry a PPV card for a change. And with some other bright spots, including Paulo Costa moving to light heavyweight and the long-awaited Bellator super-fight between Patricio Pitbull and Aaron Pico, there’s plenty for fans in Miami to get excited about.
Ahead of UFC 327, tune in for the event’s pre-fight press conference, which kicks off at 5PM ET, 2PM PT on Thursday.
