Meanwhile, Paddy Pimblett (23-3 MMA) will enter tonight\u2019s headliner sporting an eight-fight winning streak, his most recent victory coming by way of TKO over Michael Chandler<\/a> at last April\u2019s UFC 314 event. Prior to that win, \u2018The Baddy\u2019 was coming off a first-round submission victory over King Green at UFC 304.<\/p>\n UFC 324 is co-headlined by a highly anticipated men\u2019s bantamweight bout featuring former champion Sean O\u2019Malley taking on Song Yadong.<\/p>\n O\u2019Malley (18-3 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since UFC 316, where he suffered a submission loss<\/a> to Merab Dvalishvili. That setback marked Sean\u2019s second defeat in a row, as he was previously dethroned by \u2018The Machine\u2019 at UFC 306 in September of 2024. \u2018Suga\u2019 registered his most recent win back in March of 2024, where he defeated Marlon Vera by unanimous decision.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Song Yadong (22-8-1 MMA) most previously competed 11 months ago, where he earned a technical decision victory over Henry Cejudo. \u2018The Kung Fu Kid\u2019 has gone 3-2 over his past five Octagon<\/a> appearances, this while suffering losses to Cory Sandhagen and Petr Yan respectively.<\/p>\n Also featured on tonight\u2019s UFC 324 main card lineup is a heavyweight contest between Derrick Lewis and Waldo Cortes-Acosta.<\/p>\n Lewis (29-12 MMA) will enter the contest on a two-fight winning streak, this after earning back-to-back TKO victories over Rodrigo Nascimento and Tallison Teixeira in his most recent Octagon<\/a> appearances. \u2018The Black Beast<\/a>\u2018 has gone 3-2 over his past five fights overall.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Waldo Cortes-Acosta (16-2 MMA) is also riding a two-fight win streak, this after earning back-to-back first-round knockout wins over Ante Delija and Shamil Gaziev. \u2018Salsa Boy\u2019 has gone 4-1 over his past five fights, with his lone loss in that stretch coming against Sergei Pavlovich.<\/p>\n If that wasn\u2019t enough to get you interested, the UFC 324 main card lineup is kicked off by a featherweight bout between Arnold Allen and Jean Silva.<\/p>\n Allen (20-3 MMA) most recently competed at UFC 304 in July of 2024, where he defeated Giga Chikadze by way of unanimous decision. That victory snapped a two-fight losing skid for \u2018Almighty\u2019, as the Brit had previously dropped decision setbacks to Movsar Evloev and Max Holloway<\/a> respectively.<\/p>\n![\"Sean](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sean-OMalley-and-Song-Yadong-at-UFC-324.jpg\")
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