The UFC’s undisputed light heavyweight championship will be on the line in April, when Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg will meet for the vacant title at UFC 327.
UFC CEO Dana White announced the 205-pound title fight Friday. The announcement means that former champion Alex Pereira, who has shown interest in moving up to heavyweight, has vacated the belt.
White did not comment on Pereira’s title reign ending. Pereira’s team did not immediately respond to ESPN’s requests for comment.
The new light heavyweight title matchup will headline UFC 327 on April 11 at Kaseya Center in Miami.
Prochazka (32-5-1) is a former light heavyweight champion but was forced to vacate the title in 2022 because of injury. He challenged Pereira for the belt twice, in 2023 and 2024, losing both times via second-round knockout. Since his second loss to Pereira, Prochazka has recorded back-to-back finishes against Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree Jr.
Ulberg (13-1), who lives and trains out of New Zealand, has been steadily working up the light heavyweight ranks since he signed with the UFC in 2020. After losing his UFC debut in 2021, he has won nine in a row. He is coming off a first-round knockout of Dominick Reyes in September.
Holy shit perrea vacated? I did not see that coming he must be doing the super fight with jones. As far as the new title fight I’m rooting for jiri as always
HMMMMMM IN Teresting !
Be good ROD
I have no inside information that’s just my speculation I don’t see why else he would vacate
Im Agreeing
Honestly I’d be pumped if jones vs perrea happened I think that’s the biggest fight the ufc could make right now
I know he’s pretty unpopular here but I’m a Jon jones fan
Hes looking for the third belt. Ive heard Aspinal and if not Aspinal, Gane for the belt. Jones has arthritis and was not running too good last I heard when he was running around at the NFL combine I think it was. His brothers were NFL players so he has ties to be there. Anyway, I think they are hoping for Tom to be ready but if not, itll be Gane in another undeserved title bout but theres really nobody else that is marketable.
Aspinall is such a pussy I hope he just retires
WAR JIRI
Crazy that the ug side of this site gets no attention. This is major news and nobody cares
It’s just me and Hong Kong pretty much
nah many of my topics get 600s of views or more , some dont