Waldo Cortes-Acosta had a historic plan in motion before the UFC 324 announcement dropped. A heavyweight contender had his eyes on history just as the UFC unveiled its first Paramount+ era main events.

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Gable Steveson made short work of Kevin Hein in his second MMA fight. Steveson scored a 24-second KO over Hein in the main event for APFC 21, a promotion run by former UFC champion Anthony Pettis. Steveson caught Hein with a left hand as he changed levels and scored a takedown.

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Former dual-champion Cejudo (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) is projected to make his final walk to the octagon against Payton Talbott (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at UFC 323 on Dec. 6 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2/ESPN+/Disney+/FX). Cruz would like to remind Cejudo of the time he retired after their title fight in May 2020.

Jedrzejczyk nearly defeated Zhang in their 2020 ‘fight of the year’ contender, but the UFC Hall of Famer was knocked out in their 2022 rematch and retired thereafter. Jedrzejczyk weighed in on her former foes fighting at UFC 322. “I’m actually very close to Weili and Valentina,” Jedrzejczyk said at a Q&A.

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The UFC has unveiled the fight card for their first ever event on Paramount+. UFC 324, scheduled for Jan. 24, 2026 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, will be headlined by a fight between lightweight powerhouses Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett (23-3-0) and former UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje (26-5-0) in an interim UFC