UFC 327 weigh-ins: Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg make weight easily, prelim fighter misses target

The main event title fight set for UFC 327 is now official after the headliners successfully made weight.

Early Friday morning, the weigh-ins took place and both Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg were able to tip the scales with relative ease. Prochazka tipped the scales at 203 pounds, while Ulberg’s clocked in at 204 pounds. The vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout is now set barring an unforeseen circumstance at the last minute.

Co-headliners Paulo Costa and Azamat Murzakanov also hit their targets for the light heavyweight co-main event. Both men reached the 205-pound mark. Heavyweights Curtis Blaydes and Josh Hokit had no issues tipping the scales. Blaydes’ weight was 261 pounds, while Hokit reached 233 pounds.

Light heavyweights Dominick Reyes and Johnny Walker both weighed in at 205 pounds. Meanwhile, featherweights Cub Swanson and Nate Landwehr clocked in at 146 pounds and 145 pounds, respectively. This will be Swanson’s retirement fight.

The lone weigh-in mishap involved Chris Padilla, who failed to make the lightweight limit for his bout against MarQuel Mederos, who was at 155 pounds. Padilla will be fined 20 percent of his fight purse.

Here’s a look at the full UFC 327 weigh-in results.

Main Card (Paramount+, 9 p.m. ET)

• Jiri Prochazka (203) vs. Carlos Ulberg (204)
• Azamat Murzakanov (205) vs. Paulo Costa (205)
• Curtis Blaydes (261) vs. Josh Hokit (233)
• Dominick Reyes (205) vs. Johnny Walker (205)
• Cub Swanson (146) vs. Nate Landwehr (145)

Prelims (Paramount+, 7 p.m. ET)

• Patricio Pitbull (145) vs. Aaron Pico (145)
• Kevin Holland (171) vs. Randy Brown (171)
• Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs. Esteban Ribovics (155)
• Tatiana Suarez (116) vs. Loopy Godinez (116)

Early Prelims (Paramount+, 5:30 p.m. ET)

• MarQuel Mederos (155) vs. Chris Padilla (158)*
• Kelvin Gastelum (185) vs. Vicente Luque (185)
• Charles Radtke (170) vs. Francisco Prado (170)

*- Fighter missed weight and will be fined 20 percent of their fight purse.

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