{"id":425538,"date":"2026-01-22T09:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/425538\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T09:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:36:07","slug":"video-justin-gaethje-paddy-pimblett-face-off-for-flashy-ufc-324-promo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/425538\/","title":{"rendered":"Video! Justin Gaethje, Paddy Pimblett face off for flashy UFC 324 promo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We\u2019re still a few days away from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/406095\/ufc-324-fight-card-start-time-date-location-gaethje-vs-pimblett\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC 324<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/c\/482924\/175360\/3065?subId1=SBNation&amp;subId2=UFC324&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paramountplus.com%2F%3Fcbscidmt%3Dufc&amp;partnerpropertyid=7032191\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paramount+<\/a> in Las Vegas, Nevada, but main event counterparts, Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett, are already squaring off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This weekend\u2019s UFC 324 fight card is going to be an interesting one for more than one reason. The fights themselves are expected to deliver exciting results \u2014 including Gaethje vs. Pimblett \u2014 but UFC 324 will also be the promotion\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/381748\/ufc-signs-broadcast-deal-with-paramount-cbs-ends-pay-per-view-model\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">debut on Paramount+<\/a>. In turn, it will mark the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/381931\/how-much-will-it-cost-to-be-a-ufc-fan-in-2026-after-paramount-deal-12-99-per-month\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">end of the pay-per-view (PPV) era<\/a>. UFC is hoping to bring its product and programming to a new level with all these changes, but at the end of the day it still comes down to the fighters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Maybe that\u2019s why UFC matchmakers turned to Gaethje and Pimblett to battle atop UFC 324 for the interim lightweight title. Gaethje is one of the biggest fan favorites in the sport right now and one of the best UFC lightweights to never win an undisputed title. Pimblett, on the other hand, is the new man in town. The surging lightweight contender is now 7-0 as a member of the UFC roster and looked pretty dominant his last time out against Michael Chandler. It\u2019s a great matchup and one that either Gaethje or \u201cBaddy\u201d can win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">On Wednesday, the two lightweight contenders came together for their first fight week staredown. The faceoff is to be used for a UFC 324 promo, but it was still a chance for \u201cHighlight\u201d and Pimblett to size each other up. Check out the staredown below, which features some incredible production value from Team Paramount:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Luckily for fight fans, UFC 324 will also feature an exciting co-main event clash between former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O\u2019Malley and battle-tested contender Song Yadong. This spot was originally supposed to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/latest-news\/413651\/dana-white-lauds-harrison-vs-nunes-as-greatest-female-fight-of-all-time-ufc-324\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">women\u2019s superfight<\/a> between Amanda Nunes and Kayla Harrison, but a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-324-news-results-paramount-streaming-updates-mma\/415848\/ufc-324-kayla-harrison-would-have-been-paralyzed-without-immediate-career-saving-surgery\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nasty neck injury<\/a> forced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-324-news-results-paramount-streaming-updates-mma\/414765\/disaster-strikes-ufc-324-neck-injury-surgery-cancels-kayla-harrison-vs-amanda-nunes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recent cancelation<\/a> and left \u201cSuga\u201d to fill in for co-headlining duties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Check out their staredown below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For more UFC 324 fight card news and coverage click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/406095\/ufc-324-fight-card-start-time-date-location-gaethje-vs-pimblett\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019re still a few days away from UFC 324 on Paramount+ in Las Vegas, Nevada, but main event&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425539,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,33601,638,82,153471,139445,702],"class_list":["post-425538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc-324","tag-ufc-on-paramount","tag-ufc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}