The Octagon returns to T-Cellular Area for tonight’s UFC 324 occasion, a 12-bout combat card headlined by Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett.
Gaethje (26-5 MMA) shall be seeking to reclaim the promotion‘s interim light-weight title when he collides with Pimblett on this night’s primary occasion. ‘The Spotlight’ was most beforehand seen in motion in March of 2025 at UFC 313, the place he defeated Rafael Fiziev by unanimous choice in a ‘Combat of the Evening‘ efficiency. Previous to that triumph, the 37-year-old has suffered a brutal knockout loss by the hands of Max Holloway at UFC 300.
In the meantime, Paddy Pimblett (23-3 MMA) will enter tonight’s headliner sporting an eight-fight successful streak, his most up-to-date victory coming by the use of TKO over Michael Chandler eventually April’s UFC 314 occasion. Previous to that win, ‘The Baddy’ was coming off a first-round submission victory over King Inexperienced at UFC 304.
UFC 324 is co-headlined by a extremely anticipated males’s bantamweight bout that includes former champion Sean O’Malley taking over Tune Yadong.
O’Malley (18-3 MMA) shall be returning to motion for the primary time since UFC 316, the place he suffered a submission loss to Merab Dvalishvili. That setback marked Sean’s second defeat in a row, as he was beforehand dethroned by ‘The Machine’ at UFC 306 in September of 2024. ‘Suga’ registered his most up-to-date win again in March of 2024, the place he defeated Marlon Vera by unanimous choice.
In the meantime, Tune Yadong (22-8-1 MMA) most beforehand competed 11 months in the past, the place he earned a technical choice victory over Henry Cejudo. ‘The Kung Fu Child’ has gone 3-2 over his previous 5 Octagon appearances, this whereas struggling losses to Cory Sandhagen and Petr Yan respectively.
Additionally featured on tonight’s UFC 324 primary card lineup is a heavyweight contest between Derrick Lewis and Waldo Cortes-Acosta.
Lewis (29-12 MMA) will enter the competition on a two-fight successful streak, this after incomes back-to-back TKO victories over Rodrigo Nascimento and Tallison Teixeira in his most up-to-date Octagon appearances. ‘The Black Beast‘ has gone 3-2 over his previous 5 fights total.
In the meantime, Waldo Cortes-Acosta (16-2 MMA) can also be driving a two-fight win streak, this after incomes back-to-back first-round knockout wins over Ante Delija and Shamil Gaziev. ‘Salsa Boy’ has gone 4-1 over his previous 5 fights, along with his lone loss in that stretch coming in opposition to Sergei Pavlovich.
If that wasn’t sufficient to get you , the UFC 324 primary card lineup is kicked off by a featherweight bout between Arnold Allen and Jean Silva.
Allen (20-3 MMA) most not too long ago competed at UFC 304 in July of 2024, the place he defeated Giga Chikadze by the use of unanimous choice. That victory snapped a two-fight dropping skid for ‘Almighty’, because the Brit had beforehand dropped choice setbacks to Movsar Evloev and Max Holloway respectively.
In the meantime, Jean Silva (16-3 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest seeking to rebound, this after struggling a TKO loss to Diego Lopes in his most up-to-date effort final September. Previous to that setback, ‘Lord’ was driving a 12-fight successful streak, a stretch that included stoppage wins over Bryce Mitchell, Drew Dober and Charles Jourdain.
Get all of tonight’s stay outcomes and highlights beneath (refresh for updates):
UFC 324 Predominant Card (9pm EST on Paramount / PPV)
155 lbs: Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett –
135 lbs: Sean O’Malley vs. Yadong Tune –
265 lbs: Derrick Lewis vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta –
125 lbs: Rose Namajunas vs. Natalia Silva –
145 lbs: Jean Silva vs. Arnold Allen –
UFC 324 Televised Prelims (7pm EST on Paramount+)
135 lbs: Umar Nurmagomedov vs Deiveson Figueiredo –
185 lbs: Ateba Gautier vs. Andrey Pulyaev –
205 lbs: Nikita Krylov vs. Modestas Bukauskas –
125 lbs: Alex Perez vs. Charles Johnson –
UFC 324 Early Prelims (5:30pm EST on UFC Combat Move)
265 lbs: Josh Hokit vs. Denzel Freeman – Hokit def. Freeman through TKO (kick and punches) at 4:59 of Spherical 1
RIGHT AT THE BELL 🔔@Josh_HokitUFC will get the stoppage on the finish of the primary spherical!
[ #UFC324 | LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/fTp31Oo7FI
— UFC (@ufc) January 24, 2026
170 lbs: Ty Miller vs. Adam Fugitt – Miller def. Fugitt through TKO (punches) at 4:59 of Spherical 1
TY MILLER, WELCOME TO THE UFC!!
He earns the final second knockout within the first spherical to kick off #UFC324 💥
[ LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/J5IPa6QmGS
— UFC (@ufc) January 24, 2026
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