UFC 327 weigh-in results: Title fight set; 1 fighter heavy

The vacant Final Preventing Championship mild heavyweight title shall be up for grabs this weekend after each title challengers made weight following the UFC 327 weigh-ins.

Competing for the vacant 205-pound crown are former champion Jiri Prochazka and the streaking Carlos Ulberg. Each males had no concern making championship weight for the five-round title battle. All different fighters additionally made weight for the cardboard, except Chris Padilla, who got here in two kilos heavy for his light-weight bout towards MarQuel Mederos. The battle will proceed with Padilla being fined 20% of his purse.

A fan-favorite contained in the Octagon, Prochazka (32-5-1) is coming off spectacular knockouts of Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree. The previous champ’s solely two defeats contained in the UFC are to Alex Pereira. “BJP” will look to regain the belt he initially received in 2022 towards Glover Teixeira and formally weighed 203 kilos, or two kilos below the restrict.

In the meantime, that is the most important battle within the profession of Ulberg (13-1). “Black Jag” hasn’t misplaced a battle since his 2021 knockout loss to Kennedy Nzechukwu. Since that setback, Ulberg has put collectively 9 victories, which embrace wins over former titleholder Jan Blachowicz, Volkan Oezdemir and Dominick Reyes. The New Zealand-based fighter formally weighed 204 kilos for his first title shot.

Paramount+ will stream UFC 327 in its entirety on Saturday. Prelims start at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT, whereas the principle card kicks off at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

UFC 327 weigh-in outcomes:

Jiri Prochazka (203) vs. Carlos Ulberg (204)Paulo Costa (205) vs. Azamat Murzakanov (205)Curtis Blaydes (261) vs. Josh Hokit (233)Dominick Reyes (205) vs. Johnny Walker (205)Nate Landwehr (145) vs. Cub Swanson (146)Patricio Freire (145) vs. Aaron Pico (145)Randy Brown (171) vs. Kevin Holland (171)Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs. Esteban Ribovics (155)Lupita Godinez (116) vs. Tatiana Suarez (116)MarQuel Mederos (155) vs. Chris Padilla (158)*Kelvin Gastelum (185) vs. Vicente Luque (185)Francisco Prado (170) vs. Charles Radtke (170)

* Padilla missed weight by 2 kilos and shall be fined 20% of his purse.