Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett are about to meet in a much-anticipated headline bout for the UFC interim lightweight title.
The Englishman is the favourite and on a nine-fight winning streak with the promotion, but Gaethje is a spot above his opponent at fourth in the rankings.
“He’d be crazy not to know that I’m one of the most dangerous guys he’s ever fought,” warned the American. “I want to turn his face into mincemeat. I’ve done it to higher calibre fighters.”
101GreatGoals.com has all the key information on Paddy Pimblett vs Justin Gaethje, including fight date and TV channel and live stream details.
His submission game is DANGEROUS 😮💨@PaddyTheBaddy is coming into #UFC324 ready to make a statement!
[ SAT JAN 24 | 9pmET on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/HLG5NMIeJn
— UFC (@ufc) January 22, 2026
Paddy Pimblett vs Justin Gaethje: UFC 324 fight date
The event will take place on Saturday, January 24 2026 at the T-Mobile Arena In Las Vegas.
The venue has a capacity of almost 20,000 and is the home of NHL team the Vegas Golden Knights.
Paddy Pimblett vs Justin Gaethje UFC 324 start time
The headliners are expected to head to the octagon at around 04:25 GMT on Sunday (23:25 ET / 20:25 PT on Saturday).
The main card starts at 02:00 GMT on Sunday (21:00 ET / 18:00 PT on Saturday). The preliminaries are at midnight GMT on Saturday (19:00 ET / 16:00 PT on Saturday).
The early preliminaries at 22:00 GMT on Saturday (17:00 ET / 14:00 PT on Saturday)
Gaethje vs Pimblett: TV channel, live online stream, start time
The main UFC 324 fight card will be shown live in the US on Paramount Plus, with the broadcast starting at 20:00 ET (17:00 PT / 01:00 on Saturday, December 20 GMT).
In the UK, the action is on Sky Sports Box Office.
Face to face for the first time this week 👀
Who’s ready for @Justin_Gaethje vs @PaddyTheBaddy?
[ #UFC324 LIVE JAN 24 at 9pmET on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/4CXt81uiVO
— UFC (@ufc) January 22, 2026
Paddy Pimblett vs Justin Gaethje live stream: Watch fight online
UFC fans can watch on a vast variety of devices and on the move by using the Paramount app in the US and the Discovery Plus app in the UK.
Paddy Pimblett vs Justin Gaethje full card
Main card
- Justin Gaethje vs Paddy Pimblett (lightweight)
- Sean O’Malley vs Song Yadong (bantamweight)
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Derrick Lewis (heavyweight)
- Natalia Silva vs Rose Namajuna (women’s flyweight)
- Arnold Allen vs Jean Silva (featherweight)
Prelims
- Umar Nurmagomedov vs Deiveson Figueiredo (bantamweight)
- Ateba Gautier vs Andrey Pulyaev (middleweight)
- Nikita Krylov vs Modestas Bukauskas (light heavyweight)
Early prelims
- Alex Perez vs Charles Johnson (flyweight)
- Michael Johnson vs Alexander Hernandez (lightweight)
- Josh Hokit vs Denzel Freeman (heavyweight)
- Ricky Turcios vs Cameron Smotherman (bantamweight)
- Adam Fugitt vs Ty Miller (welterweight)
