A new era of UFC begins tonight with UFC 324.
Tonight, Jan. 24, marks the first UFC fight night to stream live on Paramount+ following the MMA promotion’s new media deal with Paramount Skydance. As a result of the new deal, UFC 324 will be the first number fight night since UFC 267 to air without a pay-per-view; all you need is a basic Paramount+ subscription.
UFC 324: what to know
- When: Jan. 24, 9 p.m. ET (main card)
- Where: T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Streaming: Paramount+
Tonight’s main event is a lightweight interim title bout between former interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett, currently ranked No. 5 in UFC’s lightweight rankings.
Here’s everything you need to know about the streaming changes for UFC going forward, and how to tune in to UFC 324 live tonight.
UFC 324 start time:
The preliminary fight card at tonight’s Zuffa Boxing event begins at 6:00 p.m. ET tonight, Jan. 23, while the main event card will start at 9:00 p.m. ET.
How to watch UFC 324 live:
You’re going to need a subscription to Paramount+ if you want to tune in to UFC 324. Unlike the old ESPN model, however, there is no additional pay-per-view price; you can watch UFC 324 for as low as $8.99.
Paramount+ offers two subscription plans, Essential and Premium. The ad-supported Essential plan costs $8.99/month, while the ad-free Premium plan (which comes with Showtime titles and live CBS) costs $13.99/month. Both plans include UFC live events.
Can I watch UFC 324 for free?
Unfortunately, no. UFC 324 is now exclusive to Paramount+ and the streamer eliminated its free trial earlier this month.
Is UFC 324 on ESPN+?
No. UFC events are now exclusive to Paramount+.
UFC 324 fight card:
Main Card (9 p.m. ET)
- Lightweight Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett
- Bantamweight Sean O’Malley vs. Song Yadong
- Heavyweight Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Derrick Lewis
- Women’s Flyweight Natália Silva vs. Rose Namajunas
- Featherweight Arnold Allen vs. Jean Silva
Preliminary Card (7 p.m. ET)
- Catchweight (138.5) Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
- Middleweight Ateba Gautier vs. Andrey Pulyaev
- Light Heavyweight Nikita Krylov vs. Modestas Bukauskas
Early Preliminary Card (5 p.m. ET)
- Catchweight (128.5) Alex Perez vs. Charles Johnson
- Lightweight Michael Johnson vs. Alexander Hernandez
- Heavyweight Josh Hokit vs. Denzel Freeman
- Welterweight Adam Fugitt vs. Ty Miller
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