UFC 327 Review ( Delayed Edition ).

Written By Patrick O'malley.

Intro.

With the bumper White House card coming up on June 14th, and the solid run in that comes beforehand, you can make the aruguement that this is a make and break situation for the UFC. Even though I have my own issues with the UFC holding an event in same sort of partnership with Donald Trump, I feel that as fans these conversations should be had, but as the year goes on the focus needs to go on the fights that us fans are going to be treated to. So lets take a look at what the main card of UFC 327, and check out what it was all about. Donald trump was sat at ringside throughout the main card.

Cub Swanson vs Nate Landwehr Featherweight.

This puts age on me. Cub Swanson entered the cage for the first time in the Summer of 2007 for the WEC, and I had just turned 20. I'm 39 in June. This was his last outing in MMA, and his fight against Nate Landwehr never made it out of the first round. Cub dominated him from the outset with his crisp boxing, and got the win. His tribute video just reminded of the fact that if you show heart and dedication in anything that you do in life, then you will go far. Now that's something to live by.

 Johnny Walker vs Dominick Reyes Light Heavyweight.

I struggled to get into this fight. Walker in the first round was laying in some nasty leg kicks to Reyes's calfs, this led to Walker trying to keep the fight standing. This would be the theme of the fight going into rounds two and three. Dominick Reyes got the win by decision, in what was a tepid round by round fight.

Curtis Blaydes vs Josh Hokit Heavyweight.

If the last fight was tepid, then Curtis Blaydes vs Josh Hokit said hear hold our beers and snacks, because this was a clear contender for fight of the year, let alone the night. Both men in the first round were a study in contrast, from Blaydes trying to take the fight to the ground, whilst Hokit kept things standing. Blaydes also managed get hands on Hokit which caused him to get rocked. This would be the theme for the second and thrd round, but it was Hokit who came away with the win, as this real life version of rockem sockem robots came to a conclusion by decsion. This is my clear fight of the year contender, and afterwards it was confirmed on Dana Whites instagram that Josh Hokit will now be fighting on the White House Card. This makes a lot of sense because this was one of the best heavyweight performances of the past few years, by a long mile.

Azmat Murzakanov vs Paulo Costa Light Heavyweight .

In the early stages of this fight, both men tried to keep things standing. This were Costa performs best, because he wasn't the favourite to get the win. Paulo is an Underdog. His stand up was better than Azmat's, both fighters didn't go to the ground, and as I watched on as the second round went into it's final stages, My thoughts went to the fact that Azmat needed to take Costa down to the ground, because that's were the fight could be won. The third ended fairly quick when Paulo landed a beautiful headkick to the dome of Azmat for the win. Do I like the fact that Paulo Costa is now in the Light Heavyweight, well, yes, but if i'm being honest I feel that he should've made this move after his loss to Israel Adyssanya back in September of 2020. This would have been a better time when you look at his skill set. I just feel that this move has been made a bit too late in his career.

Jiri Prochazka vs Carlos Ulberg UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

This fight came about because Alex Perreira has moved up to the Heavyweight division, and will now face Ciryl Gane for the Interim Heavy Weight Championship on the June 14th the White House Card, this meant he has vacated the Light Heavy Weight Championship. This meant that this fight had an added sense of drama, because the result would feel fresh, and exciting. Carlos Ulberg is a true warrior in every word. In the first round of the fight he got the win by knockout, after blowing out his knee. He knocked out Prochazka with a swift blow to the chin. Carlos's performance was amazing when you look at it. He blew out his knee, and then won the big prize. You can't make this up.

Overview Of UFC 327.

For my money this was one of the best UFC cards of the year, from fight of the year, and night contenders, the crowning of a new Light Heavyweight Champion, to the emotional goodbye to a legend. This is the UFC at it's best, and you can't fault them at all for this steller card. This has made me excited for the next few months, as we enter the Summer months.

UFC 327 is an excellent 9/10.