Image Credit: UFC The UFC 324 lightweight matchup between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett is one of the most fascinating style clashes we’ve seen in recent memory for the interim title. Gaethje (26-5) enters any fight with a reputation that precedes him.

An interim Lightweight title fight headlines the first UFC card of 2026 as Liverpool’s Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje go head-to-head. With current champion Ilia Topuria taking a break

Paddy Pimblett (23-3 MMA, 7-0 UFC) was the first fighter to the scale for his interim lightweight title fight against Justin Gaethje (26-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC), who ironically was the last fighter to come to the scale during the one-hour window. Pimblett was a pound under at 154; Gaethje was 155 on the nose.

Image Credit: UFC The highly anticipated bantamweight matchup between Sean O'Malley and Song Yadong is a fight that has everyone intrigued at UFC 324. O’Malley (18-3, 1 NC) enters the fight as one of the most recognisable figures in the division.

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UFC 324, which will be headlined by Justin Gaethje vs Paddy Pimblett for the Interim UFC Lightweight Championship, is set to take place on January 24th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.