Overview
- The UFC set UFC 327 in Miami with Jiri Prochazka vs. Carlos Ulberg for the vacant light heavyweight title.
- The co-main event features flyweight champion Joshua Van defending his belt against Tatsuro Taira.
- Alex Pereira left the 205-pound belt to pursue heavyweight gold against Ciryl Gane, which created the vacancy.
- Prochazka’s partner, Kamila Kordulikova, says she is due days after the fight and cannot travel, leaving his post-fight return home uncertain.
- Prochazka is a former champion ranked No. 2, while Ulberg is 13-1 with a nine-fight surge and recent wins over Volkan Oezdemir, Jan Blachowicz, and Dominick Reyes.