It didn’t take long for the men vying to be the next UFC 205-pound champion to get face to face this week.
Jiri Prochazka (32-5-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and Carlos Ulberg (13-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) will see each other a few more times this week before they step into the cage for the UFC 327 main event Saturday at Kaseya Center in Miami. But having a faceoff Monday of fight week is a bit of a rarity.
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Monday, the light heavyweights faced off on a boat in a harbor in South Florida. The staredown was a cordial one, though intense, and the fighters shook hands at the end of it.
Prochazka is a former light heavyweight champion who never got the chance to defend his title. He vacated it due to an injury. In two tries for the belt after that, he has come up short to Alex Pereira – who vacated the title recently so he could move to heavyweight to go after a third belt in the UFC. That opened the door for Prochazka and Ulberg to fight for the vacant strap.
Check out the first meeting of fight week in the video below.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 327 video: Prochazka, Ulberg have rare Monday faceoff in Miami
