UFC 324 will be the first of 13 marquee numbered events next year, and will be headlined by former interim UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje, who will battle Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett. The co-main event has Kayla Harrison putting her UFC women’s bantamweight champion on the line against UFC Hall of Famer Amanda Nunes.

Other matchups confirmed for UFC 324 include Arnold Allen (20-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) vs. Jean Silva (16-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC), Modestas Bukauskas (19-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) vs. Nikita Krylov (30-11 MMA, 11-9 UFC), and Ateba Gautier (9-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vs. Andrey Pulayev (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC).

On the CBS Halftime Show of the Thanksgiving Day game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys, Dana White announced the full main card of UFC 324 on January 24th. UFC 324, which is set to be the first event in the Paramount era, will be headlined by two major title fights.

This afternoon, the official UFC Brazil account accidentally shared an announcement that UFC 324 had added a third title fight. It was to be for the BMF belt, currently held by Max Holloway, with Charles Oliveira the challenger.

O'Malley's back-to-back losses came to UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili, who smothered him with his grappling. With Song, UFC Hall of Famer and commentator Bisping says O'Malley will get to show off his striking.

The event marks the first time all major UFC bouts will stream live on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Latin America, switching from pay-per-view to streaming. There will be no extra c