"An interim lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett will headline UFC 324 on Jan. 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, UFC CEO Dana White announced on Thursday. The event will mark the first of the UFC's new domestic broadcast deal with Paramount+, and feature a main card start time of 9 p.m. ET. White broke the news during Thursday's NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys."
""I won't be fighting in the first quarter of next year," Topuria wrote on X. "I'm going through a difficult moment in my personal life. I want to focus on my children and resolve this situation as soon as possible. I don't want to hold up the division. The UFC will make the matchups needed, and as soon as the matters are resolved I'll let the UFC know I'm ready to begin my return.""
An interim lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett will headline UFC 324 on Jan. 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be the first UFC event under the promotion's new domestic broadcast deal with Paramount+. Ilia Topuria (17-0) will remain the undisputed lightweight champion after announcing he needs time off for personal reasons and will not fight in the first quarter of next year. Gaethje (26-5) has not fought since a decision win against Rafael Fiziev in March and had said he would likely retire had he not been booked a title fight. The promotion implemented an interim belt to keep the division moving.
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