Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg are locked in for a title fight in the UFC 327 main event.
On Friday, the announced that Prochazka fights Ulberg with the undisputed light heavyweight championship on the line, with incumbent champion Alex Pereira presumably vacating his title to move up to the heavyweight division, though Pereira is not specifically mentioned in the announcement.
UFC 327 takes place at Kaseya Center in Miami on April 11. A flyweight bout between champion Joshua Van and Tatsura Taira
serves as the co-main event.
Prochazka currently stands at No. 3 at light heavyweight in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, with Ulberg right behind him at No. 4.
Pereira’s exit clears the path for Prochazka (32-5-1), who has fallen short in two title bouts against “Poatan.” Prochazka won the light heavyweight title in 2022 after capping off an all-time thriller with a submission over Pereira’s mentor Glover Teixeira, then lost the belt to Pereira in his first title defense. Pereira defeated Prochazka again in a rematch at UFC 303, but the Czech star has rebounded with back-to-back third-round knockouts over Khalil Rountree and Jamahal Hill.
Ulberg (13-1) has gradually made his way up the light heavyweight ranks, debuting with a loss in 2021 and then going on an absolute tear through the division. The New Zealand native has won nine straight fights, capped off by a first-round knockout over Dominick Reyes this past September. Reyes also holds a win over former UFC champion Jan Blachowicz.
