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The UFC returns to T-Mobile Arena for its first card of 2026 with an 11-bout event whose main card is billed as UFC 324 and features unbeaten (in the promotion) lightweight Paddy Pimblett making his first bid for a championship belt, albeit an interim version, in the final fight.
Justin Gaethje seems incapable of producing anything short of spellbinding entertainment, even as the sun begins to set on his remarkable career.
UFC lightweight fighters Justin Gaethje, left, and Paddy Pimblett face off as UFC president Dana White looks on during a news conference for UFC 324 at T-Mobile Arena Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Gaethje and Pimblett will fight for an interim lightweight title at the arena on Saturday. Photo by: Steve Marcus
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Another scandal? Undercard bout scrapped last minute amidst concerns over irregular betting | UFC 324
A lightweight fight between Michael Johnson and Alexander Hernandez has been removed from tonight’s (Sat., Jan. 24, 2026) UFC 324 card LIVE on Paramount+ from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
On the sixth episode of UFC 324 "Embedded," the fighters make their way to the ceremonial weigh-ins at T-Mobile Arena.
The current UFC welterweight champion, Islam Makhachev, may be approaching retirement sooner than expected. Last November at UFC 322, he cemented his legacy by defeating Jack Della Maddalena at a stacked MSG,