The Octagon returns to T-Mobile Arena for tonight’s UFC 324 event, a 12-bout fight card headlined by Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett.
Gaethje (26-5 MMA) will be looking to reclaim the promotion‘s interim lightweight title when he collides with Pimblett in this evening’s main event. ‘The Highlight’ was most previously seen in action in March of 2025 at UFC 313, where he defeated Rafael Fiziev by unanimous decision in a ‘Fight of the Night‘ performance. Prior to that triumph, the 37-year-old has suffered a brutal knockout loss at the hands of Max Holloway at UFC 300.
Meanwhile, Paddy Pimblett (23-3 MMA) will enter tonight’s headliner sporting an eight-fight winning streak, his most recent victory coming by way of TKO over Michael Chandler at last April’s UFC 314 event. Prior to that win, ‘The Baddy’ was coming off a first-round submission victory over King Green at UFC 304.
UFC 324 is co-headlined by a highly anticipated men’s bantamweight bout featuring former champion Sean O’Malley taking on Song Yadong.
O’Malley (18-3 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since UFC 316, where he suffered a submission loss to Merab Dvalishvili. That setback marked Sean’s second defeat in a row, as he was previously dethroned by ‘The Machine’ at UFC 306 in September of 2024. ‘Suga’ registered his most recent win back in March of 2024, where he defeated Marlon Vera by unanimous decision.
Meanwhile, Song Yadong (22-8-1 MMA) most previously competed 11 months ago, where he earned a technical decision victory over Henry Cejudo. ‘The Kung Fu Kid’ has gone 3-2 over his past five Octagon appearances, this while suffering losses to Cory Sandhagen and Petr Yan respectively.
Also featured on tonight’s UFC 324 main card lineup is a heavyweight contest between Derrick Lewis and Waldo Cortes-Acosta.
Lewis (29-12 MMA) will enter the contest on a two-fight winning streak, this after earning back-to-back TKO victories over Rodrigo Nascimento and Tallison Teixeira in his most recent Octagon appearances. ‘The Black Beast‘ has gone 3-2 over his past five fights overall.
Meanwhile, Waldo Cortes-Acosta (16-2 MMA) is also riding a two-fight win streak, this after earning back-to-back first-round knockout wins over Ante Delija and Shamil Gaziev. ‘Salsa Boy’ has gone 4-1 over his past five fights, with his lone loss in that stretch coming against Sergei Pavlovich.
If that wasn’t enough to get you interested, the UFC 324 main card lineup is kicked off by a featherweight bout between Arnold Allen and Jean Silva.
Allen (20-3 MMA) most recently competed at UFC 304 in July of 2024, where he defeated Giga Chikadze by way of unanimous decision. That victory snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘Almighty’, as the Brit had previously dropped decision setbacks to Movsar Evloev and Max Holloway respectively.
Meanwhile, Jean Silva (16-3 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a TKO loss to Diego Lopes in his most recent effort last September. Prior to that setback, ‘Lord’ was riding a 12-fight winning streak, a stretch that included stoppage wins over Bryce Mitchell, Drew Dober and Charles Jourdain.
Get all of tonight’s live results and highlights below (refresh for updates):
UFC 324 Main Card (9pm EST on Paramount / PPV)
155 lbs: Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett –
135 lbs: Sean O’Malley vs. Yadong Song –
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 – Krylov def. Bukauskas via KO (punches) at 4:57 of Round 3
125 lbs: Alex Perez vs. Charles Johnson – Perez def. Johnson via TKO (punches) at 3:14 of Round 1
Alex Perez demolishes Charles Johnson in round 1 #UFC324 pic.twitter.com/jGx92QJ4Eo
— TakeruCigarra (@TakeruCigarra) January 25, 2026
UFC 324 Early Prelims (5:30pm EST on UFC Fight Pass)
265 lbs: Josh Hokit vs. Denzel Freeman – Hokit def. Freeman via TKO (kick and punches) at 4:59 of Round 1
RIGHT AT THE BELL 🔔@Josh_HokitUFC gets the stoppage at the end of the first round!
[ #UFC324 | LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/fTp31Oo7FI
— UFC (@ufc) January 24, 2026
170 lbs: Ty Miller vs. Adam Fugitt – Miller def. Fugitt via TKO (punches) at 4:59 of Round 1
TY MILLER, WELCOME TO THE UFC!!
He earns the last second knockout in the first round to kick off #UFC324 💥
[ LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/J5IPa6QmGS
— UFC (@ufc) January 24, 2026
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