Overview
- Gaethje defeated Pimblett by unanimous decision over five rounds at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to secure the interim belt.
- UFC 324 marked the promotion’s first numbered event on Paramount+ under a new seven-year, roughly $7.7 billion broadcast deal.
- Sean O’Malley beat Song Yadong by unanimous decision on the co-main card to re-enter bantamweight title contention.
- Fight week and card changes included Cameron Smotherman’s post-weigh-in collapse that canceled his bout with Ricky Turcios and the late scrapping of Alexander Hernandez vs. Michael Johnson, with Amanda Nunes vs. Kayla Harrison already postponed due to Harrison’s neck surgery.
- Gaethje vs. Pimblett earned Fight of the Night, with $100,000 bonuses also awarded to Ty Miller and Josh Hokit.