The first Ultimate Fighting Championship card on Paramount+ is set for Jan. 24, the company announced this week.
The new $7.7 billion, seven-year UFC-Paramount deal with TKO Group announced in August brings numbered UFC events and all UFC Fight Nights to the streaming service, with select UFC numbered events in 2026 airing live on CBS. The deal runs through 2033 and takes over from Disney-owned ESPN, whose deal with the UFC ends at the end of the year.
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UFC 324 will be the first of 13 marquee numbered events next year, and will be headlined by former interim UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje, who will battle Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett. The co-main event has Kayla Harrison putting her UFC women’s bantamweight champion on the line against UFC Hall of Famer Amanda Nunes.
The event will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and those subscribed to Paramount+ can watch UFC 324 live at no additional cost.
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UFC president Dana White speaks after UFC 68 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on March 3, 2007.
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UFC president Dana White speaks after UFC 68 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on March 3, 2007.
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Rashad Evans and Michael Bisping listen as UFC president Dana White speaks on Nov. 15, 2007, at the final press conference for their fight at UFC 78: Validation.
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UFC fighter Georges St-Pierre speaks with UFC commissioner Dana White after defeating B.J. Penn (not pictured) during the welterweight championship in UFC 94 at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino on Jan. 31, 2009.
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UFC president Dana White poses during weigh-ins for UFC 117 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, on Aug. 6, 2010.
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UFC president Dana White looks on as fighter Anderson Silva is interviewed following UFC 117 at the Oracle Arena on Aug. 7, 2010.
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UFC president Dana White sits cageside during a Strikeforce bout at the Valley View Casino Center on April 9, 2011.
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UFC president Dana White breaks up a fight between welterweight fighters B.J. Penn (left) and Nick Diaz during weigh-ins for UFC 137 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Oct. 28, 2011.
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UFC fighter Nate Diaz talks with UFC president Dana White after winning a lightweight bout at UFC 141 at the MGM Grand Garden event center on Dec. 30, 2011.
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UFC president Dana White (left) interviews Joe Rogan during the middleweight bout between Alan Belcher and Rousimar Palhares during UFC on Fox 3 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on May 5, 2012.
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UFC president Dana White speaks with Urijah Faber following his victory at the TUF 17 Finale at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on April 13, 2013.
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Dana White separates Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman at the weigh-in for their UFC fight at the Mandalay Bay Event Center on July 5, 2013.
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UFC president Dana White stands cageside in attendance during UFC Fight Night at US Airways Center on Dec. 13, 2014.
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UFC president Dana White addresses the audience during a press conference to promote the sport in Puerto Rico on March 26, 2014, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Anthony Pettis celebrates with UFC president Dana White after defeating Gilbert Menendez in their lightweight title fight during the UFC 181 event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Dec. 6, 2014, in Las Vegas.
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UFC president Dana White separates Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes during weigh-in for UFC 189 at MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 10, 2015.
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UFC president Dana White puts the championship belt on Demetrious Johnson after Johnson defeated John Dodson (not pictured) in the flyweight title bout at UFC 191 at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sept. 5, 2015.
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UFC president Dana White attempts to separate Conor McGregor from Nate Diaz during weigh-ins for UFC 196 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on March 4, 2016.
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UFC president Dana White delivers a speech on the second day of the Republican National Convention on July 19, 2016, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
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UFC president Dana White stops Conor McGregor from throwing a chair at Eddie Alvarez during the UFC 205 press conference at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 10, 2016, in New York.
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UFC president Dana White separates Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor as they stare each other down during a world tour press conference to promote their boxing fight at Budweiser Stage on July 12, 2017.
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UFC president Dana White and businessman Lorenzo Fertitta in attendance before Floyd Mayweather Jr. fights against Conor McGregor at T-Mobile Arena on Aug. 26, 2017.
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Tyler Bozak of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Max Pacioretty of the Montreal Canadiens join UFC president Dana White, Georges St-Pierre and Michael Bisping for the ceremonial puck drop during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on Oct. 14, 2017, in Montreal.
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UFC president Dana White hands a trophy to Ronda Rousey after she became the first female inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame at The Pearl concert theater at Palms Casino Resort on July 5, 2018, in Las Vegas.
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UFC president Dana White gets in between Derrick Lewis and Alexander Volkov as they get into a scuffle during a ceremonial weigh-in for UFC 229 at T-Mobile Arena on Oct. 5, 2018, in Las Vegas.
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Dana White attends the GQ Australia Men of the Year Awards at The Star on Nov. 14, 2018, in Sydney.
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Valentina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan receives the flyweight belt from UFC president Dana White following her fight against Joanna Jedrzejczyk of Poland in a flyweight bout during the UFC 231 event at Scotiabank Arena on Dec. 8, 2018, in Toronto.
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Dustin Poirier celebrates after receiving the title belt from UFC president Dana White during the UFC 236 event at State Farm Arena on April 13, 2019, in Atlanta.
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Jon Jones of the United States talks with UFC president Dana White after defeating Thiago Santos of Brazil during their UFC light heavyweight title bout at T-Mobile Arena on July 6, 2019, in Las Vegas.
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President Donald Trump speaks with UFC president Dana White as they deboard Air Force One in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Feb. 20, 2020, ahead of a “Keep America Great” rally.
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UFC president Dana White presents former fighter Chuck Liddell his hall of fame jacket at weigh-ins for UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Jan. 17, 2020.
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Fighter Priscila Cachoeira and UFC president Dana White hug during weigh-ins for UFC 262 at George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on May 14, 2021.
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UFC president Dana White speaks on stage in support of Donald Trump on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and UFC president Dana White attend UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2024.
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American politician Vivek Ramaswamy and UFC president Dana White attend UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2024.
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks with UFC president Dana White during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov. 16, 2024.
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Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks with the UFC president and CEO Dana White after the inauguration of president Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington.
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UFC president and CEO Dana White attends Fanatics Fest NYC 2025 at Javits Center on June 22, 2025, in New York.
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Canelo Alvarez, Dana White and Terence Crawford attend the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford press conference during Fanatics Fest at the Javits Center on June 22, 2025, in New York.
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“I am so excited for UFC fans that our first card has six current and former champions, including the long-awaited return of the greatest female fighter of all time – which is definitely the biggest women’s fight ever,” UFC President and CEO Dana White said in a statement.
The main card of UFC 324 starts at 9 p.m. ET, the prelims begin at 7 p.m. ET, and the early prelims will kick off at 5 p.m. ET.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: UFC 324 set as first live event on Paramount+ for January 2026
