UFC 324 Ignites a New Era on Paramount+
UFC 324 is shaping up to be one of those cards that fans talk about for years, and it just happens to launch a brand-new era for the promotion. With the UFC moving its major events to Paramount+, this first card on January 24th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is being set up like a statement — and honestly, it feels like the kind of lineup designed to grab everyone’s attention from the start.
The main event features Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett battling for the interim lightweight title. And if you follow Gaethje, you know he’s practically synonymous with chaos inside the Octagon. Fourteen UFC appearances, fourteen post-fight bonuses — that’s not normal; that’s elite entertainment. On the other side is Pimblett, undefeated at 7-0 in the promotion, with the confidence and personality to match his skill set. The winner of this fight will move on to challenge Ilia Topuria later in the year for a unification bout, so the stakes couldn’t be higher.
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Then we have the co-main event, which might be the biggest headline-stealer of the night: Amanda Nunes is coming out of retirement. The women’s GOAT, a two-division legend, is stepping back into the cage for the first time since 2023. She’s taking on Kayla Harrison, the reigning bantamweight champion and a two-time Olympic gold medalist who has gone 3-0 since joining the UFC. It’s a matchup loaded with legacy implications — one fighter trying to add another enormous name to her résumé, and the other trying to keep her dominant run alive against one of the greatest to ever do it.
Dana White himself called this card “absolutely stacked,” and he wasn’t exaggerating. Sean O’Malley is also returning, trying to climb back toward the bantamweight title as he meets the always-dangerous Song Yadong. In the heavyweight division, Waldo Cortes Acosta is pushing a ridiculous pace, fighting for the sixth time in just ten months as he faces fan favorite Derrick Lewis. And featherweight contender Arnold Allen is finally returning after an 18-month layoff to meet knockout artist Jean Silva.
To top it all off, the entire event can be streamed at no extra cost with a Paramount+ subscription — a major shift away from traditional pay-per-view, and something Dana White is calling a huge win for fans.
The main card kicks off at 9 p.m. ET, with prelims rolling earlier in the evening. And honestly, every single matchup feels like it’s been placed with purpose. If UFC 324 is meant to mark the beginning of a new chapter, the message is loud and clear: the UFC is starting this era with fireworks.
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