The UFC 324 fight card has been revealed to kick off the UFC on Paramount era.
During Saturday’s UFC 323 event, the promotion revealed the preliminary slate for the first event of 2026 on Jan. 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The card is headlined by an interim lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett, while Kayla Harrison defends the women’s bantamweight title in the co-main event against the returning, former two-division champion Amanda Nunes.
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The UFC officially announced a pair of bouts first reported by MMA Fighting — a light heavyweight bout between Modestas Bukauskas and Nikita Krylov, along with a flyweight contest between past title challenger Alex Perez and Charles Johnson.
The newest bouts revealed by the UFC include a lightweight bout between Michael Johnson and Alexander Hernandez, as well as Ricky Turcios vs. Cameron Smotherman in a bantamweight tilt.
Beginning with UFC 324, all numbered events have a new main card start time of 9 p.m. ET. Check out the updated UFC 324 lineup below.
Main Card, Paramount+, 9 p.m. ET
Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett
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Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes
Sean O’Malley vs. Song Yadong
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Derrick Lewis
Jean Silva vs. Arnold Allen
Preliminary Card, Paramount +
Nikita Krylov vs. Modestas Bukauskas
Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Ateba Gautier vs. Andrey Pulyaev
Alex Perez vs. Charles Johnson
Natalia Silva vs. Rose Namajunas
Josh Hokit vs. Denzel Freeman
Ricky Turcios vs. Cameron Smotherman
