{"id":316408,"date":"2026-04-10T14:22:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=316408"},"modified":"2026-04-10T14:22:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:52:26","slug":"ufc-327-major-event-under-fire-as-magomed-ankalaev-named-more-deserving-than-prochazka-and-ulberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/ufc-327-major-event-under-fire-as-magomed-ankalaev-named-more-deserving-than-prochazka-and-ulberg\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 327 major event under fire as Magomed Ankalaev named more deserving than Prochazka and Ulberg"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chael Sonnen believes the UFC made just a few oversights in booking the subsequent light heavyweight title fight.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex Pereira\u2019s 205-pound belt shall be up for grabs in Saturday\u2019s UFC 327 major event at Miami\u2019s Kaseya Center.<\/p>\n

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After returning to the throne last October, \u2018Poatan\u2019 shall be vacating ahead of a move as much as heavyweight. With that, Jiri Prochazka will battle Carlos Ulberg for the fitting to succeed the Brazilian star.<\/p>\n

In response to \u2018The Bad Guy\u2019, nevertheless, that was not the fitting matchup to make.<\/p>\n

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Who wins the UFC 327 major event?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

Chael Sonnen criticizes Magomed Ankalaev\u2019s omission from the UFC 327 light heavyweight title fight<\/h2>\n

Sonnen recently gave his tackle Saturday\u2019s major event in \u2018The Magic City\u2019, and he disputed the notion that Ulberg and Prochazka were essentially the most deserving of the 2 vacant title fight slots.<\/p>\n

The previous title challenger believes the last man to be unseated from the sunshine heavyweight mountaintop contained in the Octagon, Ankalaev, must have been a shoo-in for one half of the UFC 327 matchup.<\/p>\n

As for the opposite, Sonnen mentioned Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree Jr. as names whose absence from the April 11 event he cannot explain.<\/p>\n

\u201cUlberg vs Jiri doesn\u2019t draw flies,\u201d Sonnen said on his YouTube<\/a> channel. \u201cThe constant there may be Ulberg. And by the best way, what’s he doing here?<\/p>\n

\u201cThis fight very clearly belongs to Ankalaev. If Ankalaev\u2019s hurt\u2026 I would love to find out about it. Ankalaev will not be only 1-1 against Pereira, he’s the one of the bunch to beat Pereira and in addition the one certainly one of the bunch who isn\u2019t even discussed to be within the title fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not know why we now have a world title fight at 205 kilos that doesn’t involve essentially the most exciting 205-pounder, which is Rountree, essentially the most compelling 205-pounder, which is Jamahal, or essentially the most decorated 205-pounder, which is Ankalaev.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe storyline on this fight is so poor that no one has even called out that we don\u2019t have the fitting guy,\u201d he continued. \u201cAs a matter of fact, neither guy is the fitting guy! We’ve two unsuitable guys!\u201d<\/p>\n

Ankalaev\u2019s knockout loss to Pereira last October brought a fast end to his light heavyweight title reign, which had commenced seven months prior following a call win over \u2018Poatan\u2019.<\/p>\n

The Dagestani is expecting to make his return this summer, but his opponent has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n

A rumored clash with Robert Whittaker was recently downplayed by the middleweight legend, who insisted his daybreak heavyweight rival will not be confirmed.<\/p>\n

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