The primary UFC occasion of 2026 is within the books. UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett occurred on Saturday at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas and was headlined by an interim light-weight title bout between former interim champion Justin Gaethje and No. 5 ranked Paddy Pimblett.
Gaethje captured the interim 155-pound championship for the second time in a warfare with Pimblett. The moment basic earned every an additional $100,000 for Combat of the Night time distinction.
The 2 ‚Efficiency of the Night time‘ bonuses went to early preliminary card fighters. Ty Miller took dwelling a $100,000 bonus test for his first-round end of Adam Fugitt to kick off the night time of fights.
Josh Hokit banked a $100,000 ‚Efficiency of the Night time‘ bonus test for his first-round stoppage of Denzel Freeman.
The combat promotion carried out a $25,000 ending bonus at UFC 324. Waldo Cortes-Acosta earned one for his most important card TKO of former heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis.
Gentle heavyweight Nikita Krylov earned a $25,000 ending bonus for his knockout win over Modestas Bukauskas on the preliminary combat card.
The combat promotion awarded $450,000 in bonus cash for UFC 324 performances. The occasion marked the primary UFC broadcast beneath the brand new media rights settlement with Paramount.
