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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is set to begin a new era, leaving behind ESPN in favor of signing a billion-dollar deal with Paramount+, which is huge for fight fans because that means the pay-per-view (PPV) era is dead. Headlining the first event of the year — which now has a new start time — will be an interim Lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett, who will fight for the right to face Ilia Topuria in the future. In the re-vamped co-main event, Sean O’Malley will face off against Yadong Song in a pivotal Bantamweight bout.
Against Pimblett, Gaethje will run into a rising star in the division who has shown he possesses a unique set of skills to compete at the highest level. That said, many have questioned the reason(s) he got a chance to fight for the title instead of Arman Tsarukyan seeing as how “The Baddy’s” UFC strength of schedule isn’t exactly the toughest. He is perfect (7-0) inside the Octagon with five finishes, but his toughest tests were against Tony Ferguson and Michael Chandler. But, you can’t blame Pimblett for taking the golden opportunity since he is clearly being pushed by the promotion as a potential superstar for them moving forward. So, what better chance to have him try to win a world title in the debut event on Paramount+ And if he’s victorious, he will prove matchmakers and the powers that be right and give them the last laugh. If he falls short, it won’t be the end of the world because there will be those that may excuse his defeat by saying it was too soon. At any rate, it’s a win-win for him.
Nikita Krylov is currently on a two-fight losing streak, while Modestas Bukauskas has won four in a row. And yet, UFC matchmakers felt this was a good fight to book. I can’t wrap my head around matchups such as these that don’t make sense based on recent track records. One of the most anticipated fights of the night (or perhaps ever?!?!?) went up in smoke after Kayla Harrison had to withdraw from her first-ever title women’s Bantamweight title defense — which was set to co-headline the card — against Amanda Nunes because of a neck injury. Harrison underwent surgery and will now be out for at least half of 2026, leaving “Lioness” to ponder her next move.
In addition, Alexa Grasso was forced out of her fight against Rose Namajunas due to an injury, and she was replaced by Natalia Silva. “Thug Rose” will attempt to build off the win she got over Miranda Maverick last summer in hopes of locking down a title fight. Silva, meanwhile, is on a 13-fight win streak and is undefeated (7-0) inside the Octagon. Ricky Turcios and Cameron Smotherman were set to throw down in a Bantamweight bout before it was scratched after Smotherman fainted after stepping off the scales. It was the obvious that it was the move to make seeing as how he was rushed to the hospital and was in no condition to compete. Ty Miller will be making his UFC debut after earning his spot with a win on Contender Series. He is undefeated (6-0-1), making his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut just three years ago. He will face Adam Fuggit, who is 2-3 inside the Octagon and is coming off a first round knockout loss at the hands of Islam Dulatov last summer.
Umar Nurmagomedov is beginning his march back toward another title fight after coming up short against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311. He did bounce back with a win over against Mario Bautista, and a victory over Deiveson Figueiredo — the former Flyweight champion — would be a good way back. Alex Perez needs a win in the worst way if he wants to hang onto his spot on UFC’s roster because he has lost two straight and five of six overall. It’s a drastic downfall for the Mexican-born fighter after winning five of his first six bouts inside the Octagon. And he has another tough task ahead of him in Charles Johnson, who is 5-1 in his last six fights. In Heavyweight action, Derek Lewis returns to take on Waldo Cortes-Acosta. Lewis is currently on a two-fight win streak after knocking out Rodrigo Nascimento and Tallison Teixeira in back-to-back outings. Cortes-Acosta, meanwhile, is on a two-fight win streak and has a big opportunity at hand to lock down one of the biggest wins of his career that can propel him up the 265-pound ladder.
UFC 324 Gaethje vs. Pimblett PPV Pay Per View January 24th 2026 Match Card.
EarlyPrelims – 5.30PM ET
- Lightweight Michael Johnson vs. Alexander Hernandez
- Heavyweight Josh Hokit vs. Denzel Freeman
- Welterweight Adam Fugitt vs. Ty Miller
Prelims – 7.00PM ET
- Catchweight (138.5 lb) Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
- Middleweight Ateba Gautier vs. Andrey Pulyaev
- Light Heavyweight Nikita Krylov vs. Modestas Bukauskas
- Catchweight (128.5 lb) Alex Perez vs. Charles Johnson
Maincard – 9.00PM ET
- Lightweight Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett
- Bantamweight Sean O’Malley vs. Song Yadong
- Heavyweight Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Derrick Lewis
- Women’s Flyweight Natália Silva vs. Rose Namajunas
- Featherweight Arnold Allen vs. Jean Silva
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