See The Post's UFC 327 predictions as Jiri Prochazka (l) faces off with Carlos Ulberg (r) for the light heavyweight title. Zuffa LLC Boom, we’re live in Miami for UFC 327 with one of the best cards of the year.
It really doesn’t get much better than this, with 12 scheduled fights this weekend, with seven projected to end inside the distance.
Last week, we had a phenomenal night betting on the UFC, nailing the co-main event and main event down to the exact method victory, and even hitting a +500 underdog on Tresean Gore from the prelims.
Let’s keep the good times rolling on a loaded UFC 327 card this weekend.
Jiri Prochazka gets another chance at reclaiming the light heavyweight belt, this time against Carlos Ulberg.
Prochazka could not get past former champion Alex Pereira in two title opportunities after previously holding the belt following his win over Glover Teixeira in 2022.
He is an unconventional fighter from the Czech Republic who comes forward with reckless abandon and is unafraid of anything coming his way, for better or worse.
That could spell danger against a guy like Carlos Ulberg, who is a calculated sniper when striking.
Ulberg is a lower-volume counter striker, which is kind of perfect against Prochazka, who is more than happy to lead the dance and come forward.
Jiri Prochazka weighs in at light heavyweight. Zuffa LLC If you watch some of Ulberg’s previous fights, you will see he fights his best on the back foot and picks his shots carefully.
It isn’t to say Prochazka can’t win; this fight is a pick ’em on the betting markets.
It’s more that someone will get finished, either by Prochazka coming out and taking the fight to Ulberg or Ulberg finding the perfect shot to win by knockout.
Target Under 2.5 rounds in this one in a projected wild fight.
THE PLAY: Under 2.5 rounds (-110, Fanatics Sportsbook)
Azamat Murzakanov looks like a potential future champion at light heavyweight.
We’ve seen the Russian fighter dominate legitimate contenders like Dustin Jacoby and even beat the brakes off Alonzo Menifield with a knockout win.
He gets a step up in competition as he faces former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa. I’ve always been a Costa defender; he’s solid in all aspects of the fight game. But this matchup is not the one for him.
(L to R) Opponents Azamat Murzakanov of Russia and Paulo Costa of Brazil face off during the UFC 327 press conference. Zuffa LLC Murzakanov is going to be the dominant striker in this bout, putting up higher volume and better power on the feet.
If Costa wanted to win this fight, he would have to wrestle offensively, but he doesn’t really have the cardio to do that consistently.
Murzakanov wins this one, and the fight starts in Round 2 is the bet, as Costa was only TKO’d once in his career, and that was by a prime Israel Adesanya in Round 2.
THE PLAY: Murzakanov ML + fight starts Round 2: (-105, DraftKings)
Curtis Blaydes vs. Josh Hokit: SGP Hokit ML + fight starts round 2 (+235, DraftKings)
Dominick Reyes vs. Johnny Walker: Walker by KO/TKO (+235, BetRivers)
Cub Swanson vs. Nate Landwehr: Fight doesn’t go the distance (-130, bet365) | Swanson by KO/TKO (+290, FanDuel)
Patricio Pitbull vs. Aaron Pico: Pico by KO/TKO (+205, BetRivers)
Kevin Holland vs. Randy Brown: Holland by submission (+550, DraftKings)
Mateusz Gamrot vs. Esteban Ribovics: Ribovics ML (+165, theScore Bet)
Tatiana Suarez vs. Loopy Godinez: Fight goes the distance (-350, BetMGM) for parlays
Chris Padilla vs. MarQuel Mederos; Padilla (-155, DraftKings)
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Vicente Luque: Luque by decision (+550, BetMGM)
Charles Radtke vs. Francisco Prado: Radtke by decision (+188, BetRivers)
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