UFC’s First Paramount+ Event to Feature Paddy Pimblett, Justin Gaethje

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The highly anticipated UFC 324 event, set to take place on January 24, 2026, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, will mark the debut of the UFC on Paramount+. The main event will feature a clash between lightweight contenders Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett and former UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje in an interim UFC lightweight title bout. The winner of this fight will earn the opportunity to face current UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria later in the year.

In the co-main event, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison will defend her title against legendary fighter Amanda Nunes, a former two-division champion and UFC Hall of Famer.

UFC president and CEO Dana White expressed his excitement for the partnership with Paramount+, highlighting the stacked card that includes six current and former champions. He emphasized the significance of the showdown between Harrison and Nunes as the biggest women’s fight ever.

Additional fights on the UFC 324 card include a matchup between former UFC men’s bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and Song Yadong, as well as a bout between Waldo Cortes Acosta and Derrick Lewis.

The main card is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. ET, with prelims kicking off at 7 p.m. ET and early prelims at 5 p.m. ET, all available for streaming on Paramount+.

The event is the inaugural under the groundbreaking $7.7 billion deal between the UFC and Paramount, offering fans in the U.S. and Latin America exclusive access to marquee numbered events and UFC Fight Night events without any additional pay-per-view charges.

Among the additional fights on the UFC 324 card, featherweights Arnold Allen and Jean Silva will face off, while former champions Alexa Grasso and Rose Namajunas will collide in a women’s flyweight bout. Rising star Ateba Gautier will take on Andrey Pulyaev in a middleweight matchup that promises fireworks.

UFC 324 is poised to be a memorable event that showcases the best of mixed martial arts and solidifies Paramount+ as the ultimate destination for UFC fans.