Pimblett is entering the first title fight of his UFC career. The Irishman has won all seven of his bouts in the promotion, including a TKO win over Michael Chandler at UFC 314. Pimblett is 23-3 in his MMA career, with 17 victories coming by knockout or submission.

This is the UFC 324 live blog for Sean O’Malley vs. Song Yadong, the bantamweight co-main event Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The former champion O’Malley stands at No. 5 at 135 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, with Song a few spots behind at No. 8.

The charismatic Pimblett has long been seen as a potential successor to Conor McGregor and his path to the lightweight belt opened up after Ilia Topuria stepped away from the sport and Islam Makhachev vacated to take the featherweight strap off Australia’s Jack Della Maddalena.

The UFC returns to T-Mobile Arena for its first show of 2026, an 11-bout event whose main card, UFC 324, features unbeaten (in the promotion) lightweight Paddy Pimblett making his first bid for a championship belt,

Josh Hokit risks undermining what he’s built so far. Barely into his second UFC fight, the former college football tight end earned the wrath of fans when, during a post-fight interview with Joe Rogan,