As the UFC enters a new era, looking to add new viewers, the promotion is betting on a familiar formula in its first main event on Paramount+: a flashy young star with a brash personality and an accent that slices through the American soundscape, highly recognizable and difficult to ignore.

Paddy Pimblett is the odds-on favorite to beat Justin Gaethje and claim the interim lightweight belt Saturday in Las Vegas in the main event of UFC 324. Former titleholder Charles Oliveira could be next for him if Ilia Topuria’s projected return doesn’t come to fruition.

Paddy Pimblett may earn extra money beyond his reported purse for his UFC 324 main event against Justin Gaethje. This possibility comes from a little-known contract clause that provides additional pay for five-round fights, as noted by former UFC fighter Paul Felder.

Pimblett, 31, boasts an impressive record having an unblemished record in UFC and having won 23 out of 26 bouts since making his MMA debut in 2012. Pimblett grew up in the Merseyside town of Huyton and began MMA training at the age 15, earning the nickname 'The Baddy' from his coach.

From Cage Warriors to the UFC together, more than a decade after first sharing a fight card, Arnold Allen and Paddy Pimblett are once again walking the same path. What began in a small London arena now returns on one of the biggest stages at UFC 324.