UFC 324 Gaethje vs Pimblett is an upcoming MMA event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on Saturday 24 January 2026, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States.
An interim UFC Lightweight Championship Bout between former interim champion Justin Gaethje & Paddy Pimblett is expected to headline the event. Current champion Ilia Topuria announced that he would not be competing in the first quarter of 2026 due to personal reasons.
In the Co-main event former champion Sean O’Malley (18-3, 1 NC) & Chinese contender Yadong Song (22-8-1, 1 NC) meet with a potential bantamweight title shot on the line.
The UFC 324 start time for the preliminary card is at 5 p.m. ET on Paramount+. The main card begins live at 9 p.m. ET on Paramount+.
Main Card (9 PM ET)
- Interim lightweight championship: Justin Gaethje vs Paddy Pimblett
- Bantamweight: Sean O’Malley vs Song Yadong
- Heavyweight: Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Derrick Lewis
- Women’s flyweight: Natalia Silva vs Rose Namajunas
- Featherweight: Arnold Allen vs Jean Silva
Preliminary Card (7 PM ET)
- Bantamweight: Umar Nurmagomedov vs Deiveson Figueiredo
- Middleweight: Ateba Gautier vs Andrey Pulyaev
- Light heavyweight: Nikita Krylov vs Modestas Bukauskas
Early prelims (5 PM ET)
- Flyweight: Alex Perez vs Charles Johnson
- Lightweight: Michael Johnson vs Alexander Hernandez
- Heavyweight: Josh Hokit vs Denzel Freeman
- Welterweight: Adam Fugitt vs Ty Miller
