Former UFC star Jorge Masvidal believes it’s a good thing that Paddy Pimblett didn’t leave UFC 324 with the interim lightweight title. This past Saturday in the UFC 324 main event, Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje clashed for the interim lightweight title, with the winner earning a shot at Ilia Topuria‘s undisputed title.
The UFC’s new era got underway on Saturday night, and the event came with quite a few notable differences from what fans have grown used to. Viewers tuning in to the promotion’s debut broadcast on Paramount+ could not help but notice a steady stream of advertisements.
The MMA community claims that the UFC is favoring Paddy Pimblett. The claims started when he got the chance to fight for the interim lightweight championship against Justin Gaethje at UFC 324.
“I’m not getting $1 more than I would have if this deal didn’t happen.” That’s what Justin Gaethje said when talking about bonuses and fighter pay after the new UFC broadcasting deal.
Sean O’Malley didn’t walk away from UFC 324 completely satisfied. The former bantamweight champion was one of the headline names featured as the promotion kicked off its new era on Paramount+, and he got back into the win column with a split decision over Song Yadong.
Fans have ranked Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett as a top 5 brawl fight in the UFC. Both fighters delivered their best performances of their careers, but Pimblett fell short, losing via decision.
Diego Lopes is determined not to repeat the same mistake he made before his first UFC title shot. The Mexican favourite squared off against Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight belt last April, but fell short in a clear decision loss, despite scoring a knockdown.
Every bit of criticism aimed at Paddy Pimblett’s fighting style was evident during UFC 324. He faced a major step up in competition when he took on Justin Gaethje in the main event, with the interim lightweight title up for grabs.
The UFC may choose to have Conor McGregor return elsewhere. MMA’s biggest superstar has not competed since 2021, when McGregor broke his leg against Dustin Poirier in their trilogy fight at UFC 264.
Justin Gaethje’s win over Paddy Pimblett wasn’t without criticism following a title fight that turned into a brawl on multiple occasions. Gaethje picked up his 26th professional win with another standout performance in the UFC, and he may have just set up his next big moment.
Some nights crown champions; others expose the gap. And for Paddy Pimblett, the latter applied at UFC 324. Unfortunately for the Scouser, he couldn’t maintain his undefeated streak in the UFC.
Just weeks after calling out Khabib Nurmagomedov over an NFT project, Conor McGregor has turned his attention to Telegram founder Pavel Durov – but this time it’s all positive.
Alex Perez says he is confident of earning a new UFC contract after his stoppage win over Charles Johnson at UFC 324. Alex Perez spoke about how the result strengthened his belief that he has done enough to remain part of the promotion.
Dan Hooker has revealed that a weigh-in incident played a decisive role in the buildup to his November fight with Arman Tsarukyan. Dan Hooker has detailed how Arman Tsarukyan broke his nose during the ceremonial faceoff before their November lightweight clash.
Arman Tsarukyan may have done more damage than first thought. The top lightweight contender was forced to watch from the crowd this past Saturday as the latest title fight at 155 pounds played out at UFC 324 in Las Vegas.
Despite Arman Tsarukyan winning the Dan Hooker fight, which Dana White called a title eliminator, he still looked past for the UFC 324 interim title fight.
UFC 325 marks a homecoming for Alexander Volkanovski as he defends his featherweight belt in a rematch against Diego Lopes on January 31, as pros picked their winner.
Building the UFC’s White House card was always going to be complicated. But as the dust settles from UFC 324, one matchup is starting to feel less like speculation and more like inevitability: Ilia Topuria vs.
Islam Makhachev and Kamaru Usman stared down at UFC 324, as a future fight could follow. The exchange was presided over by Khabib Nurmagomedov, who playfully acted as a mediator, telling both men to “be nice” as they stared each other down with grins.
Dustin Poirier is beginning to get itchy feet since his retirement from combat sports. 'The Diamond' carved out a memorable career for himself and was happy to walk away from fighting, win or lose, against Max Holloway at UFC 318.
Rising middleweight contender Edmen Shahbazyan will aim to keep his hot streak alive when he squares off against Jun Yong Park in a pivotal 185-pound matchup at UFC Vegas 115 on April 4, 2026, at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre recently delivered some seriously high praise for undefeated UFC Lightweight Champion Ilia Topuria. Although Topuria
The lightweight matchup between Quillan Salkilld and Jamie Mullarkey is set to kick off the UFC 325 main card this weekend. Salkilld (10-1) enters the contest as a fighter many see as a developing talent with plenty of room to grow.