Dana White announced that Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg will headline UFC 327 on April 11, 2026, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, competing for the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. The title became vacant after Alex Pereira vacated the belt to pursue a move to heavyweight. Prochazka, ranked #2 and a former light heavyweight champion, will face Ulberg, ranked #3, who is riding a nine-fight winning streak. The Czech fighter knocked out Jamahal Hill at UFC 311 to re-establish himself as a top contender, while Ulberg has been vocal about earning a title shot after his knockout victory over Dominick Reyes at UFC Perth. This matchup sets up a significant title fight between the division's top two contenders.
Dana White has officially announced that Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg will meet for the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in the main event of UFC 327, scheduled for April 11, 2026, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.
The title became available after Alex Pereira relinquished the belt to pursue a move to heavyweight, opening the door for the division's top contenders to fight for the gold.
Prochazka, ranked second at 205 pounds, enters the bout with a record of 32-6-1. The 33-year-old Czech fighter, who trains out of Jetsaam Gym Brno, is a former light heavyweight champion and recently reinforced his title credentials by knocking out Jamahal Hill at UFC 311. Standing six-foot-three with an 80-inch reach, Prochazka brings relentless offensive pressure, landing 5.69 significant strikes per minute at 55 percent accuracy.
Ulberg, nicknamed "Black Jag," holds the third ranking in the division and carries a record of 15-1-0 heading into the biggest fight of his career. The New Zealand fighter, 35, trains alongside a deep roster of world champions at City Kickboxing and is riding a nine-fight winning streak. His knockout of Dominick Reyes at UFC Perth earned him a long-sought title opportunity, a shot he made clear he believed he had earned. At six-foot-four with a 77-inch reach, Ulberg actually edges Prochazka in significant strikes per minute, averaging 6.54 at the same 55 percent accuracy.
Why it matters
- The winner claims the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, bringing stability back to a division in flux following Pereira's departure.
- Both fighters are ranked in the top three and arrive on winning streaks, making this one of the cleaner title-contender matchups the division has seen in recent years.
- The stylistic matchup pits two high-output orthodox strikers with nearly identical accuracy against each other, promising an explosive stand-up contest with championship stakes.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
