Live coverage will begin at an adjusted start time of 5:30 PM ET/2:30 PM PT with the early preliminaries, half an hour later than originally scheduled. Late prelims follow at 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT before the evening concludes with the five-fight main card at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT. 11 of the 12 scheduled fights for UFC 324 will go ahead as planned.
Starting tonight, all UFC events will be streamed at no extra cost Paramount Plus. However, the early preliminaries will continue to be available on UFC Fight Pass.
Late postponement affects UFC 324 schedule
As previously mentioned, tonight’s show has now been reduced to 11 fights, down from the 13 that started fight week. Yesterday at the official weigh-in, the fight between Cameron Smotherman and Ricky Turcios was canceled after the former fainted after the weigh-in.
Earlier this afternoon, another fight was scrapped just hours before the show. A lightweight bout on the undercard that would have matched Michael Johnson against Alexander Hernandez was taken from UFC 324.
No specific word on the reason for the postponement was given at press time.
UFC 324 Main Event: UFC Interim Lightweight Championship: No. 4 contender Justin Gaethje vs. No. 5 contender Paddy Pimblett
Now let’s talk about the fights happening on the show tonight. Top of the bill Tonight, the UFC Interim Lightweight Championship will be on the line in the UFC 324 main event.
No. No. 4 contender Justin Gaethje (26-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) meets No. 5 contender Paddy Pimblett (23-3 MMA, 7-0 UFC). This main event will last up to five rounds of five minutes each round to conclude the activities on this Saturday evening.
UFC 324 Co-Main Event: No. 3 Contender Sean O’Malley vs. No. 5 contender Song Yadong
Immediately before that, the co-main event of UFC 324 takes place at bantamweight. No. 3 contender Sean O’Malley (18-3, 1 NC MMA, 10-3, 1 NC UFC) meets No. 5 contender Song Yadong (22-8-1, 1 NC MMA, 11-3-1 UFC.)
This co-main attraction lasts up to three rounds of five minutes each.
Rest of the map
Also on the main card tonight at UFC 324, you’ll be treated to a heavyweight bout pairing No. 5 contender Waldo Cortes-Acosta (16-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) with No. 8 contender Derrick Lewis (29-12, 1 NC MMA, 20-10 UFC), a women’s flyweight bout between No. 2 Natalia Silva (19-5-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and No. 5 contender Rose Namajunas (14-7 MMA, 12-6 UFC) and a featherweight bout that paired No. 6 contender Arnold Allen (20-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) with No. 10 contender Jean Silva (16-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC).
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UFC 324 Results:
Main Card: (Tonight, 9:00 PM ET/ 6:00 PM PT, Paramount Plus)
Main Event: Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett, UFC Interim Lightweight Championship.
Co-main event: Sean O’Malley vs. Song Yadong
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Derrick Lewis
Natalia Silva vs. Rose Namajunas
Arnold Allen vs. Jean Silva
Preliminaries: (Tonight, 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT, Paramount Plus)
Featured preliminary round: Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Deiveson Figuereido
Co-featured preliminary round: Ateba Gautier vs. Andrey Pulyaev
Nikita Krylov vs. modest Bukauskas
Alex Perez vs. Charles Johnson
Early Preliminaries: (Tonight, 5:30 PM ET/ 2:30 PM PT, Paramount Plus and UFC Fight Pass)
Josh Hokit vs. Denzel Freeman
Ty Miller definitively. Adam Fugitt by TKO (punches) at 4:59 of round 1. Miller: Makes UFC debut tonight at UFC 324.
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