{"id":37726,"date":"2026-04-11T23:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T23:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Wounded-Carlos-Ulberg-stuns-Jiri-Prochazka-captures-vacant-LHW-title-at-UFC-327-200809"},"modified":"2026-04-11T23:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T23:58:12","slug":"wounded-carlos-ulberg-stuns-jiri-prochazka-captures-vacant-lhw-title-at-ufc-327","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wounded-carlos-ulberg-stuns-jiri-prochazka-captures-vacant-lhw-title-at-ufc-327\/","title":{"rendered":"Wounded Carlos Ulberg stuns Jiri Prochazka, captures vacant LHW title at UFC 327"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With his championship dreams seemingly about to go up in smoke,
\nCarlos
\nUlberg<\/a> defied the odds.<\/p>\n

After appearing to injure his right leg due to an awkward step
\nearly in Round 1, Ulberg scored an unlikely knockout victory over
\nJiri
\nProchazka<\/a> in the UFC 327 headliner on Saturday night at the
\nKaseya Center in Miami. A picture-perfect left hook and
\napproximately six to seven follow-up blows rendered Prochazka
\nunconscious at the 3:45 mark of the opening period. With the
\nvictory, Ulberg claims the light heavyweight belt vacated by
\nAlex
\nPereira<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The bout was just getting started when Ulberg suffered his injury,
\nwhich instantly compromised his movement. While Prochazka targeted
\nthe leg with kicks, he also let up on the throttle somewhat \u2014 even
\noffering to stand and trade with his wounded foe with a symbolic
\npoint to the canvas. As Prochazka stalked Ulberg near the fence,
\n\u201cBlack Jag\u201d countered with the left hook to instantly send the
\nformer Rizin champ to the floor. As \u201cBJP\u201d attempted to regain his
\nbearings, Ulberg put him to sleep with well-placed
\nground-and-pound.<\/p>\n

Ulberg has won 10 straight UFC outings, while Prochazka falls to
\n0-3 in light heavyweight title bouts.<\/p>\n

Costa Head Kick Stops Murzakanov<\/h2>\n

Paulo
\nCosta<\/a> looked like a natural in his light heavyweight debut. The
\nformer 185-pound title challenger made a statement in his new
\nweight class, stopping the previously undefeated Azamat
\nMurzakanov<\/a> with a head kick 1:23 into the third round of the
\nUFC 327 co-main event. \u201cBorrachinha\u201d has won back-to-back fights
\nfor the first time since 2019 and may have instantly inserted
\nhimself into the title discussion at 205 pounds.<\/p>\n

Costa (16-4, 8-4 UFC) started out well, attacking Murzakanov (16-1,
\n6-1 UFC) with kicks to the head and body before sending his Russian
\nfoe to the canvas with a left hand late in the round. Murzakanov
\nanswered in Round 2, as he pressured Costa and was relentless in
\nattacking with punching combinations to the head and body.<\/p>\n

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However, Costa survived the onslaught and put a lasting stamp on
\nthe fight in the final stanza. He battered Murzakanov with a blend
\nof right hands, head kicks and body kicks \u2014 including one high kick
\nthat may have hurt his opponent\u2019s arm while blocking the strike.
\nThat set the stage for one final head kick, a blow that made
\nMurzakanov wobble back and forth before finally collapsing to the
\ncanvas.<\/p>\n

Hokit Wins Slugfest<\/h2>\n

Josh
\nHokit<\/a> and Curtis
\nBlaydes<\/a> were a study in contrasts during fight week, one
\nplaying a pro wresting character and the other seemingly in a
\nperpetual state of annoyance. However, the two seemed to come to an
\nagreement when they met in the Octagon on Saturday: absolute
\nchaos.<\/p>\n

In perhaps the wildest brawl in UFC heavyweight history, Hokit
\n(9-0, 3-0 UFC) improbably outslugged Blaydes (19-6, 1 NC, 14-6, 1
\nNC UFC), winning a bloody unanimous decision triumph. All three
\njudges submitted 29-28 tallies in favor of \u201cThe Incredible Hok,\u201d
\nwho went the distance for the first time in his burgeoning
\nprofessional career.<\/p>\n

Hokit came out on fire, wobbling Blaydes on a couple occasions
\nwhile spamming overhand rights in the bout\u2019s opening moments. That
\napproach took its toll, however, as Blaydes rallied back to take
\ncontrol, landing a pair of takedowns while outlanding his upstart
\nopponent on the feet in toe-to-toe exchanges.<\/p>\n

Just when it seemed as though Hokit was going to go down in a
\nflames \u2014 and a series of ill-advised middle fingers \u2014 he found
\nsecond and third winds in what remained a furious brawl until the
\nfinal horn. Down the stretch, the Jackson-Wink MMA product began
\nhaving success with quick combinations, showcasing superior
\nhandspeed against his veteran foe while also mixing in elbows and
\nknees. Though he was bloodied and wobbled on a few occasions,
\nBlaydes continued to fire back until the final horn. When all was
\nsaid and done, Hokit (174) and Blaydes (177) combined to land 354
\nsignificant strikes, a three-round heavyweight record.<\/p>\n

Reyes Edges Walker<\/h2>\n

Dominick
\nReyes<\/a> took a forgettable split-decision victory against
\nJohnny
\nWalker<\/a> in a pedestrian light heavyweight clash. Two judges
\nscored the fight 29-28 for Reyes (16-5, 10-5 UFC), while a third
\nhad it 29-28 for Walker (22-10, 1 NC, 8-7, 1 NC UFC). Reyes has
\nbeen victorious in four of his last five UFC appearances \u2014 though
\nthis was his first time going the distance during that stretch.

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There were very few moments of note in a bout between two athletes
\nwho both have a number of knockout victories on their respective
\nrecords. Both fighters used leg kicks liberally throughout the
\naffair, but neither light heavyweight was eager to engage for an
\nextended period. Instead, the fight consisted largely of Reyes and
\nWalker throwing single kicks at range as the crowd at the Kaseya
\nCenter voiced its displeasure. Reyes\u2019 ability to mix in the
\noccasional counter left and high kick may have ultimately made the
\ndifference on the scorecards.<\/p>\n

Swanson Enjoys Memorable Farewell<\/h2>\n

Cub
\nSwanson<\/a> just wrote a storybook ending to an accomplished mixed
\nmartial arts career.<\/p>\n

Facing Nate
\nLandwehr<\/a> in a bout that was already designated as his farewell
\nfight, Swanson delivered, dropping his foe two times en route to a
\nfirst-round technical knockout victory. Referee Herb Dean<\/a> waved
\noff the featherweight fight 4:06 into Round 1, sending the beloved
\n42-year-old veteran out on a high note.<\/p>\n

Landwehr (18-8, 5-6 UFC) never really got out of first gear.
\nSwanson (31-14, 16-10 UFC) stalked the former M-1 Global champion,
\ntagging him with straight punches to the head and body \u2014 along with
\nthe occasional low kick. Smelling blood in the water, the WEC
\nveteran hurt Landwehr with a left and sent his foe to the canvas
\nwith another left shortly thereafter. From there, Swanson walked
\nLandwehr down near the fence and folded him backward with a
\npinpoint straight right, holding his arms outstretched in
\ncelebration as he admired his work. As Landwehr attempted to dive
\nforward for a desperation takedown, Swanson added one final
\nfollow-up right hand to seal his victory. When Dean stepped in,
\nLandwehr attempted to complete the shot on the veteran official \u2014 a
\nsign that the stoppage was just.<\/p>\n

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With his championship dreams seemingly about to go up in smoke, Carlos Ulberg defied the odds. After appearing to injure his right leg due to an awkward step early in Round 1, Ulberg scored an unlikely knockout victory over Jiri Prochazka in the UFC 327 headliner on Saturday night at the Kaseya Center in Miami. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37727,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}