Nolan King, MMA JunkieSat, February 28, 2026 at 4:09 AM UTC·1 min readA pair of important lightweight bouts, including two former UFC headliners, is on tap for Miami.
UFC 327 has added Beneil Dariush vs. Manuel Torres and Mateusz Gamrot vs. Esteban Ribovics, the promotion announced Friday. The fights will take place April 11 at Kaseya Center. UFC CEO Dana White announced the matchups on Instagram Live Friday evening.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDariush (23-7-1 MMA, 17-7-1 UFC) aims to bounce back from a 16-second knockout loss to Benoit Saint Denis in November.
He'll have to leery of the hard hands of Torres (17-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC), a knockout artist with nine finishes by way of strikes. Torres looks for the most marquee win of his career, coming off wins over veterans Drew Dober and Grant Dawson.
Gamrot (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) aims to turn his luck around after two losses in his most recent three appearances. After a defeat to Dan Hooker by split decision, he beat Ludovit Klein by unanimous decision. He most recently competed in October when he was submitted by Charles Oliveira.
Ribovics (15-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has won four of his most recent five fights. The only loss in the stretch was a split decision vs. Nasrat Haqparast. He most recently competed in August when he defeated Elves Brenner.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe updated UFC 327 lineup includes:
Jiri Prochazka vs. Carlos Ulberg – for light heavyweight title
Champion Joshua Van vs. Tatsuro Taira – for flyweight title
Curtis Blaydes vs. Josh Hokit
Mateusz Gamrot vs. Esteban Ribovics
Beneil Dariush vs. Manuel Torres
Dominick Reyes vs. Johnny Walker
Loopy Godinez vs. Tatiana Suarez
Paulo Costa vs. Azamat Murzakanov
Nate Landwehr vs. Cub Swanson
Kyle Daukaus vs. Vicente Luque
Randy Brown vs. Kevin Holland
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 327 adds two key lightweight bouts
AdvertisementAdvertisement
