Jiri Prochazka will climb into the Octagon with a bittersweet memory when he faces Carlos Ulberg for the vacant light heavyweight belt at UFC 327 on Saturday, April 11.
He won the belt almost four years ago and so began one of the briefer championship reigns in UFC history. Prochazka had to vacate the title before his next fight because he injured his shoulder during training.
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Since then, he’s had two more title shots and lost both of them to Alex Pereira by TKO. The fight against Ulberg will be Prochazka’s best shot yet to reclaim the title, with Prochazka, the 33-year-old Czech, promising to come out faster than in previous fights.
Ulberg, the 35-year-old from New Zealand, sounds unfazed by Prochazka as he heads into his first title fight having won his last nine bouts.
“I definitely see a lot of holes in the game,’’ Ulberg said.
What time is the Prochazka vs. Ulberg fight?
Ring walks for the fight between Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg are expected to start no earlier than 11:30 p.m. ET.
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How to watch UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg
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Time: 9 p.m. ET (main card), 7 p.m. ET (prelims), 5:30 p.m. ET (early prelims)
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Where: Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida
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TV: CBS (prelims and first hour of main card)
UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg full card
Main
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Jiri Prochazka vs. Carlos Ulberg, light heavyweight
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Azamat Murzakanov vs. Paulo Costa, light heavyweight
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Curtis Blaydes vs. Josh Hokit, heavyweight
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Dominick Reyes vs. Johnny Walker, light heavyweight
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Nate Landwehr vs. Cub Swanson, featherweight
Prelims
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Aaron Pico vs. Patricio Pitbull, featherweight
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Randy Brown vs. Kevin Holland, welterweight
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Mateusz Gamrot vs. Esteban Ribovics, lightweight
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Tatiana Suarez vs. Loopy Godinez, women’s strawweight
Early prelims
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MarQuel Mederos vs. Chris Padilla, lightweight
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Kelvin Gastelum vs. Vicente Luque, middleweight
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Charles Radtke vs. Francisco Prado, welterweight
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jiri Prochazka vs Carlos Ulberg UFC 327 fight time, ring walks
