The first UFC 2026 card has been updated with more ranked competitors.
MMA’s leading promotion will kick off a new era in the new year, as the UFC bids farewell to ESPN and starts its journey on Paramount+.
After a sizable break, action will return to the Octagon on January 24, when Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena hosts UFC 324. Two title fights will headline, with Amanda Nunes’ return to challenge Kayla Harrison for the bantamweight gold setting the stage for Paddy Pimblett’s interim title fight with Justin Gaethje at 155 pounds.
Those four names are far from being the only notable fighters on the lineup for the UFC’s Paramount debut, and a recent addition has pushed the number of UFC 324 stars who have competed for a championship into double figures…
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Alex Perez will be the tenth former champion to make a return at UFC 324.
The UFC 324 card will feature former champions, as well as ex-title contenders.
That includes former bantamweight king Sean O’Malley and a man who fell short of that status this year in Umar Nurmagomedov, heavyweight knockout artist Derrick Lewis, ex-flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo, and opponents Rose Namajunas and Alex Grasso.
Another fighter who has experience…
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