On the night of January 24–25, the prestigious “T-Mobile Arena” in Las Vegas, USA, will host the numbered fight tournament UFC 324.
The first tournament of 2026 from the world’s most prestigious fight promotion.
The main event of the evening will be a bout for the vacant “interim” UFC lightweight title (up to 70.3 kg). Veteran American Justin Gaethje will step into the Octagon against ambitious Brit Paddy Pimblett. The latter is on a seven-fight winning streak.
In the co-main event, former promotion bantamweight champion (up to 61.2 kg), flamboyant American with Irish roots Sean O’Malley, will face Chinese fighter Song Yadong.
A number of other highly entertaining and intriguing matchups will also take place that evening.
The full fight card for the UFC 324 tournament in Las Vegas looks as follows…
Main card:
Justin Gaethje (26-5) — Paddy Pimblett (23-3)
Bout for the vacant UFC “interim” lightweight title (up to 70.3 kg)
Sean O’Malley (18-3) — Song Yadong (22-8-1)
Waldo Cortes-Acosta (16-2) — Derrick Lewis (29-12)
Rose Namajunas (14-7) — Natalia Silva (19-5-1)
Jean Silva (16-3) — Arnold Allen (20-3)
Preliminary card:
Umar Nurmagomedov (19-1) — Deiveson Figueiredo (25-5-1)
Ateba Abega Gautier (9-1) — Andrey Pulyaev (10-3)
Nikita Krylov (30-11) — Modestas Bukauskas (19-6)
Alex Perez (25-10) — Charles Johnson (18-7)
Michael Johnson (24-19) — Alexander Hernandez (18-8)
Josh Hokit (7-0) — Denzel Freeman (7-1)
Ricky Turcios (12-5) — Cameron Smotherman (12-6)
Tai Cole Miller (6-0) — Adam Fugitt (10-5)
UFC 324 tournament preview video
