UFC’s first Paramount card announced

Dana White appeared at the halftime of the Cowboys-Chiefs game on CBS to announce the main card at UFC 324 in Las Vegas on January 24th.

The headliner will be Justin Gaethje taking on Paddy Pimblett in a matchup of lightweights. The fight will be for the interim UFC lightweight title. The previous titleholder, Ilia Topuria moved up to welterweight. Notably, Gaethje is the 4th ranked fighter in lightweight rankings. Pimblett is the 5th ranked fighter in the rankings.

Dana White announced the first fights during halftime of the Thanksgiving game between the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs.

The UFC’s new partner in 2026 will facilitate the promotion of the UFC on Paramount with integration in its other properties (as exemplified on Thanksgiving) in a 360 degree marketing campaign.

In addition to the main event, White announced that the co-main event will feature Kayla Harrison fighting the returning Amanda Nunes for Harrison’s women’s bantamweight title.

Other fights on the card include, Sean O’Malley will fight Song Yadong, Waldo Cortes Acosta will face Derrick Lewis in a heavyweight tilt and Arnold Allen fights Jean Silva.