UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg 04/11

[jipped genes]

Light Heavyweight	Jiří Procházka	vs.	Carlos Ulberg
Heavyweight	Curtis Blaydes	vs.	Josh Hokit
Light Heavyweight	Dominick Reyes	vs.	Johnny Walker
Light Heavyweight	Azamat Murzakanov	vs.	Paulo Costa
Featherweight	Patrício Pitbull	vs.	Aaron Pico
Featherweight	Cub Swanson	vs.	Nate Landwehr
Lightweight	Mateusz Gamrot	vs.	Esteban Ribovics
Welterweight	Kevin Holland	vs.	Randy Brown
Women's Strawweight	Tatiana Suarez	vs.	Loopy Godinez
Middleweight	Kelvin Gastelum	vs.	Vicente Luque

FAT CARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First, Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira Got moved to UFC 328 due to a minor injury from Van (We who have cut weight know he was 4 lbs. heavy and the weight was not coming off and they were scared bout missing weight if you ask me) Still a fantastic card.

Jiri vs Ulberg is a crazy fight Jiri was at the top and just could not get past Pereira 2x Ulberg has won 9 in a row. He has beaten top ten guys llike Volkan, Jan Blan, and Dom Reyes. Jiri is a step up. Ulberg has POWER, but Jiri can weather storms (save from Alex) Jiri last the 2 against Alex but other than that had not lost since 2016. Jiri is a finisher, he has won all but 1 of his 32 pro wins but KO/TKO or sub and onlt 3 subs. he has only lost 1 x by decision. This guy is GOOD! Ulberg has only lost 1x back in 2021 against a gatekeeper by KO. I will watch just for this fight.

Azamat Murzakanov Vs Paulo Costa is not listed on my card but here it is. Azmat has 8 wins, all by strikes save one decision since 2019 and NO LOSSES (He does a have a sub on his record but it is a tap due to strikes. Costa is a top guy. He seems to be the guy they give up and comers to see if they are worthy of the number by the name. He has lost 4 out of his last 6 vs some of the top guys. he has won the 2 against a washed up Rockhold and an up and comer Roman Kopylov who was surging. Costa will make this a fight.

Blaydes vs Hokit Curtis lost against Aspinal and Pav who are the tops in the division. He is 50% in his last 4. Hokit has never lost and never been to a decision. 5 KO/TKOs and 3 subs. This is a BIG step up for him. If he wins he will be ranked.

Dom reyes vs Walker is a perfect fight. Two strikers, neither guy will fight for the title but still tough matches. Reyes was on a 4 fight slide then amazingly came back with 3 in a row all by KO/TKO vs tough guys. He did loose to Ulberg in his last outing but that dude is ELITE! Walker seems to have peaked and has chin troubles. He did win his last fight and has NASTY calf kicks. Dom is more of a boxer. Interesting.

Pitbull vs Pico In this fight, PB is the crafty vet. Similar number of KO/TKO wins, subs and decisions. He is almost 40 and is not the same as he was back in Bellator. Pico wants to take your head off. He is also a Bellator alum and has only 1 fight in the UFC which he lost via spinning back elbow.

I will not go into the rest of these as I hate typing but Holland vs Brown will be slow chess match of striking but really fun I think when it lights off. Cub vs Nate the train. Cub is very technical but old. Nate is a journeyman, tough as nails and fun to watch. And so on....

I look forward to what y'all think. What is your pick for FOTN?

 

[USMCRabi]

Had to jump on here right after that fight.. Josh Hokit what a fucking savage.

 

[jipped genes]

Light Heavyweight	Carlos Ulberg	def.	Jiří Procházka	KO (punches)	1	3:45
Light Heavyweight	Paulo Costa	def.	Azamat Murzakanov	TKO (head kick)	3	1:23
Heavyweight	Josh Hokit	def.	Curtis Blaydes	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Dominick Reyes	def.	Johnny Walker	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Cub Swanson	def.	Nate Landwehr	TKO (punches)	1	4:06

• Fight of the Night: Josh Hokit vs. Curtis Blaydes
• Performance of the Night: Carlos Ulberg and Josh Hokit

Last 3 fights on the card were great.

Carlos vs Jiri was a chess match. Both guys looked great. Carlos blew his knee out and Jiri punished it...until Carlos landed that left hook that is a real finisher.

Paulo vs Azmat was a great fight too. First round was fairly even, Paulo used his kicks to disrupt and keep Azmat off him. Paulo kinda gassed out in R2 but came alive in the third to decimate Azmat who is a beast!

Hokit vs Blaydes....HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a rockem Sockem Robots HW fight. Hokit took everything Blaydes threw at him and fought like the terminator. Defense be damned. He had Blaydes hurt bad multiple times in the fight. But respect to him, big heart. How these guys willed their bodies to continue fighting when they had nothing left. This fight shows that there is always something left if you dig real deep and do not mind the pain. IF YOU MISSED THIS FIGHT, YOU MUST WATCH IT AS A FAN OF THE SPORT OR LOOSE ALL CREDIBILITY HAHAHA! ABSOLUTE BONKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bom vs Walker.....who cares. BORING.

Cub vs Nate was all Cub. Respect to a 42 year old vet retiring. Hell he looked so good in his last 2 that maybe he could keep going?

 

[USMCRabi]

Cub Swanson is a beast. Way to go out. He helped make UFC what it is. A lot of the OG are retiring. Sucks

 

[Yano]

@jipped genes

DUDE ..... how do you defend against this ? ... baaaahahahaahahahah just WTF

 

[jipped genes]

@jipped genes

DUDE ..... how do you defend against this ? ... baaaahahahaahahahah just WTF

That is crazy dexterity. The other gal came into striking range and just stood there!

 

[Yano]

That is crazy dexterity. The other gal came into striking range and just stood there!

I've watched some of her training , shes doing that one foot hop walking her dog , standing on a bosu ball ,, laps around the ring ... people are calling here the real life Chun Li