Gaethje (26-5 MMA) will try to get the promotion’s interim lightweight title when he collides with Pimblett in tonight’s main event. ‘The Highlight’ was last seen in action in March 2025 at UFC 313, where he defeated Rafael Fiziev by unanimous decision in a ‘Fight of the Night’ performance. Prior to that victory, the 37-year-old is coming off a brutal knockout loss at the hands of Max Holloway at UFC 300.
Meanwhile, Paddy Pimblett (23-3 MMA) will enter tonight’s headliner on an eight-fight winning streak, with his most recent win coming via TKO over Michael Chandler at last April’s UFC 314 event. Prior to that win, ‘The Baddy’ was coming off a first-round submission win over King Green at UFC 304.
UFC 324 is headlined by a highly anticipated men’s bantamweight bout pitting former champion Sean O’Malley against Song Yadong.
O’Malley (18-3 MMA) will return to action for the first time since UFC 316, where he suffered a submission loss to Merab Dvalishvili. That setback marked Sean’s second straight loss, as he was previously dethroned by ‘The Machine’ at UFC 306 in September 2024. ‘Suga’ recorded his most recent victory in March 2024, where he defeated Marlon Vera by unanimous decision.
Meanwhile, Song Yadong (22-8-1 MMA) last competed 11 months ago, where he earned a technical decision victory over Henry Cejudo. ‘The Kung Fu Kid’ has won 3-2 the last five times Octagon performances, while suffering losses to Cory Sandhagen and Petr Yan, respectively.
Also on tonight’s UFC 324 main card lineup is a heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Waldo Cortes-Acosta.
Lewis (29-12 MMA) will enter the bout on a two-fight winning streak after scoring back-to-back TKO victories over Rodrigo Nascimento and Tallison Teixeira in his most recent Octagon appearances. ‘The Black Beast’ has gone a combined 3-2 in his past five fights.
Meanwhile, Waldo Cortes-Acosta (16-2 MMA) is also riding a two-fight win streak after scoring back-to-back first-round knockout victories over Ante Delija and Shamil Gaziev. ‘Salsa Boy’ has gone 4-1 over his past five fights, with his only loss in that stretch coming against Sergei Pavlovich.
If that’s not enough to pique your interest, the UFC 324 main card lineup kicks off with a featherweight bout between Arnold Allen and Jean Silva.
Allen (20-3 MMA) last competed at UFC 304 in July 2024, where he defeated Giga Chikadze by unanimous decision. That win marked a two-fight loss for ‘Almighty’ as the Brit had previously dropped decision upsets to Movsar Evloev and Max Holloway respectively.
Meanwhile, Jean Silva (16-3 MMA) will compete tonight competition looking to bounce back after a TKO loss to Diego Lopes in his most recent effort last September. Prior to that setback, ‘Lord’ was on a 12-fight winning streak, including victories over Bryce Mitchell, Drew Dober and Charles Jourdain.
Check out all of tonight’s live results and highlights below (refresh for updates):
UFC 324 main card (9:00 PM EST on Paramount/PPV)
155lbs: Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett –
135 pounds: Sean O’Malley vs. Yadong Song –
265 pounds: Derrick Lewis vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta –
125 pounds: Rose Namajunas vs. Natalia Silva –
145 pounds: Jean Silva vs. Arnold Allen –
UFC 324 televised prelims (7 p.m. EST on Paramount+)
135 pounds: Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Deiveson Figueiredo –
185 pounds: Ateba Gautier vs. Andrey Pulyaev –
205 pounds: Nikita Krylov vs. Humble Bukauskas –
125 pounds: Alex Perez vs. Charles Johnson –
UFC 324 Early Preliminaries (5:30 PM EST on UFC Fight Pass)
265 pounds: Josh Hokit vs. Denzel Freeman –
170 pounds: Ty Miller vs. Adam Fugitt –
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