UFC CEO Dana White unveiled the matchups during the halftime show of the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day showdown. UFC inked a seven-year, $7.7 billion broadcast deal with Paramount and CBS this past August following a six-year partnership with ESPN.

The main card of UFC 324: GAETHJE vs. PIMBLETT will take place at an all-new start time of 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. The prelims will start at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, and the early prelims will kick off at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT. All bouts will be available on Paramount+.

Gaethje vs. Pimblett is just the tip of the iceberg as Amanda Nunes is set to come out of retirement to take on champion Kayla Harrison

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

A massive featherweight contest between top contenders Arnold Allen and Jean Silva is reportedly in the works for UFC 324. Following last weekend’s UFC Qatar c

Also on the main card is a women's flyweight matchup between former UFC titleholders Alexa Grasso and Rose Namajunas. Grasso (16-5-1 MMA, 8-5-1 UFC) will aim to return to the win

Fans hoping to see the UFC lightweight champion anytime soon may be in for a bit of a wait. The 155-pound division has been getting plenty of attention following the UFC’s debut event in Qatar, where Arman Tsarukyan submitted Dan Hooker in the main event.

In Cortes-Acosta's case, he's caught the eye of Lewis, in particular; Lewis mentioned his name ahead of the American's July fight with Tallison Teixeira. Though nothing is official just yet, "Salsa Boy" leans toward the likelihood of a "Black Beast" matchup being next, and even has an idea when it could happen.