Overview
- UFC 324 takes place January 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and streams on Paramount+ as the promotion’s first card of its new deal.
- Paddy Pimblett opened as the betting favorite over Justin Gaethje, with sportsbooks listing him roughly between -205 and -230 and Gaethje around +160 to +185.
- Training footage from Gaethje’s camp showed Kamaru Usman finishing an arm-triangle in a drill, a clip that circulated on social media and drew fan scrutiny of Gaethje’s grappling.
- The lightweight belt on the line is interim due to undisputed champion Ilia Topuria’s hiatus, with the winner expected to unify when Topuria returns in summer 2026.
- Pimblett enters 7-0 in the UFC off a TKO of Michael Chandler, and the announced main card also features Sean O’Malley vs. Song Yadong, Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Derrick Lewis, and Arnold Allen vs. Jean Silva.