A pair of important lightweight bouts, including two former UFC headliners, is on tap for Miami.
UFC 327 has added Beneil Dariush vs. Manuel Torres and Mateusz Gamrot vs. Esteban Ribovics, the promotion announced Friday. The fights will take place April 11 at Kaseya Center. UFC CEO Dana White announced the matchups on Instagram Live Friday evening.
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Dariush (23-7-1 MMA, 17-7-1 UFC) aims to bounce back from a 16-second knockout loss to Benoit Saint Denis in November.
He’ll have to leery of the hard hands of Torres (17-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC), a knockout artist with nine finishes by way of strikes. Torres looks for the most marquee win of his career, coming off wins over veterans Drew Dober and Grant Dawson.
Gamrot (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) aims to turn his luck around after two losses in his most recent three appearances. After a defeat to Dan Hooker by split decision, he beat Ludovit Klein by unanimous decision. He most recently competed in October when he was submitted by Charles Oliveira.
Ribovics (15-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has won four of his most recent five fights. The only loss in the stretch was a split decision vs. Nasrat Haqparast. He most recently competed in August when he defeated Elves Brenner.
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The updated UFC 327 lineup includes:
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Jiri Prochazka vs. Carlos Ulberg – for light heavyweight title
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Champion Joshua Van vs. Tatsuro Taira – for flyweight title
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Curtis Blaydes vs. Josh Hokit
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Mateusz Gamrot vs. Esteban Ribovics
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Beneil Dariush vs. Manuel Torres
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Dominick Reyes vs. Johnny Walker
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Loopy Godinez vs. Tatiana Suarez
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Paulo Costa vs. Azamat Murzakanov
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Nate Landwehr vs. Cub Swanson
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Kyle Daukaus vs. Vicente Luque
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Randy Brown vs. Kevin Holland
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 327 adds two key lightweight bouts
