This past Thursday night, UFC boss Dana White announced the promotion’s first event of their new deal with Paramount.
Since the UFC announced its historic new $7.7-billion broadcast deal with Paramount in 2013, fans have been wondering who would compete at the event that will start a new era of the sport.
Rumors spread that Ilia Topuria, who was defending his lightweight title for the first time, would be the main attraction at the event. Fans were ecstatic.
However, ‘El Matador’ announced that he will be taking a long period of time away from the Octagon to deal with personal matters, which left the lightweight division in an awkward position.
The half-time show for the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs game was the first event in the new era.
The UFC 324 fights announced so far
Paddy Pimblett vs Justin Gaethje – interim lightweight title fight
Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes – bantamweight title fight
Sean O’Malley vs Song Yadong
Derrick Lewis vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Arnold Allen vs Jean Silva
Rose Namajunas vs Alexa Grasso
Umar Nurmagomedov and Deiveson Figueiredo
Ateba Gautier vs Andrey Pulyaev
Modestas Bukauskas vs Nikita Krylov
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UFC 324’s foundation is business, not sports meritocracy
Dana White announced that because of Topuria’s brief exit from the sport, they will be introducing an interim title, which already doesn’t make me feel great.
In this case, at least, an interim title may be valid.
It is abhorrent that Paddy Pimblett will compete against Justin Gaethje. At least ‘The…
2025-11-28 19:00:00
