The UFC has announced the fight card for its first event on Paramount+.
UFC 324, scheduled to take place on January 24, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, will feature an interim UFC lightweight title fight between heavyweight powerhouse Paddy “The Buddy” Pimblett (23-3-0) and former interim UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje (26-5-0). This fight will determine who will face current UFC lightweight champion Ilya Topria in late 2026.
In the co-main event, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison (19-1-0) will face UFC Hall of Famer and former two-division champion Amanda Nunes (23-5-0) for the title.
“Saturday, January 24th, we kick off a great partnership with Paramount in Las Vegas,” said UFC President and CEO Dana White. “For UFC fans, we’re so excited that the first card will feature six current and former champions, including the long-awaited return of the greatest female fighter of all time. This will undoubtedly be the biggest women’s fight in history, and the main event will feature Justin Gaethje vs. Pade Pimblett’s interim lightweight title fight to determine who will face Ilya Topuria later this year on Paramount+. We look forward to 2026 being our best year yet. ”
Additional bouts on the card include former UFC men’s bantamweight champion “Suga” Sean O’Malley (18-3-0) vs. Song “Kung Fu Kid” Yadong (22-8-1) and Waldo Cortez Acosta (16-2) vs. Derrick Lewis.
Check out the other matches on the card below.
The main card begins at 9pm ET/6pm PT. Qualifiers begin at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT and early qualifiers kick off at 5:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM PT. All games will be available to watch on Paramount+.
“Paramount+ and UFC are transforming the experience for mixed martial arts fans,” said Cindy Holland, Paramount’s president of direct-to-consumer sales. “Paramount’s divisions are working together to ensure maximum visibility and unparalleled access for current and future fans, making Paramount+ the definitive home of the UFC.”
UFC 324 is the first event under the $7.7 billion deal between UFC and Paramount announced earlier this year. For the first time ever, UFC fans in the U.S. and Latin America will be able to watch all marquee numbered events and all UFC Fight Night events exclusively on Paramount+ with no pay-per-view fees. Australian subscribers can watch preludes to all marquee numbered events, as well as all 30 UFC Fight Night events.
Additional bouts for UFC 324:
In the featherweight division, 6th ranked Arnold Allen (20 wins, 3 losses, fought in Trimley St. Maarten, Suffolk, England) faced 11th ranked Jean Silva (16 wins, 3 losses, fought in Sao Paulo, Brazil), and it was a heated match.
Alexa Grasso (16 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw, fought in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), who is ranked 3rd in the women’s flyweight rankings, will face the 6th ranked “thug” Rose Namajunas (15 wins, 7 losses, fought in Denver, Colorado) in a highly anticipated preliminary match, and the former champions will clash.
Don’t blink as rising star Ateba Gauthier (9-1, Dura Cameroon) takes on Andrei Pryaev (10-3, Novosibirsk, Russia) in a middleweight bout
