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UFC 324 takes place on Sunday 25 January Australian time at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The action gets underway on Sunday morning with the early prelims starting at 9am, followed by the preliminary card at 11am and main card at 1pm.
The bout will be Pimblett’s first shot at a UFC belt, having won all seven of his fights under the promotion’s banner, while Gaethje won the interim belt with victory over Tony Ferguson in May 2020, having also fought and lost title bouts against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira during his UFC career.
UFC 324 headliners Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett will collide, but not before they make weight on the scale.
Dana White has established himself as the no-nonsense CEO of the UFC, and fighters usually avoid getting on his bad side. However, a former champion whom the head honcho once managed was one of the few individuals who never backed away from beefing with White.
This coming Saturday, the premier promotion returns from their few week hiatus for their first event of the year with UFC 324, headlined by an interim lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett.
Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett will be the faces of the UFC on Saturday when the premier organization in mixed-martial arts stages its first card on Paramount+. It helps the UFC that both are fan favorites,
Paramount named Kate Scott to the UFC 324 broadcast team as the promotion’s new media partner, outlining coverage details ahead of Jan. 24. The company said weigh-in coverage will air on Paramount+, and that Scott will join desk analysts Michael Bisping,