Overview
- UFC 324 on Jan. 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will crown an interim lightweight champion as the promotion debuts on Paramount+.
- Gaethje dismissed social media speculation about a possible staph infection, saying a mark on his neck was an ingrown hair, and the fight remains scheduled.
- Pimblett has urged that Ilia Topuria give up the lightweight belt if his absence extends, though he still wants a unification bout when feasible.
- Pimblett says he has postponed his 31st birthday celebrations until fight night, planning to mark the occasion after the main event.
- He also floated that Alexander Volkanovski could pursue a move to lightweight if both win their next fights, a possibility he says he does not personally seek.