UFC 327 results: Incredible finish results in Carlos Ulberg becoming a champion
Carlos Ulberg finished Jiri Prochazka in the first round.
UFC 327 results: Incredible finish results in Carlos Ulberg becoming a champion originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Two absolute warriors squared off inside the Octagon at UFC 327 Saturday night for the vacant light heavyweight championship.
And while a war was expected, the battle ended very early. Carlos Ulberg caught Jiri Prochazka in the main event, finishing him off inside of four minutes of the scheduled five-round contest. The bout headlined the Paramount+ card from the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.
After Alex Pereira vacated the belt to chase heavyweight gold, UFC officials paired up Ulberg and Prochazka to determine the new champion. With his victory, Ulberg became the first-ever UFC champion from New Zealand, improving to 15-1 with nine of those wins by knockout. Prochazka was attempting to earn the belt for a second time.
He previously held the title in 2022 after a submission win over Glover Teixeira. Twice before Prochazka competed for the belt, but was denied by Pereira each time. Paulo Costa knocks out Azamat Murzakanov, Cub Swanson retires Another 205-pound contender emerged out of the co-main event, as Paulo Costa scored a third-round head-kick knockout win over Azamat Muzakanov.