An interim lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett will headline UFC 324 on Jan. 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, UFC CEO Dana White announced Thursday.

The event will mark the first of the UFC's new domestic broadcast deal with Paramount+, and feature a main card start time of 9 p.m. ET. White broke the news during Thursday's NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys . Ilia Topuria (17-0) will remain the UFC's undisputed lightweight champion, but the promotion opted to implement an interim title in January, after the 28-year-old announced he needed time off for personal reasons.

"I won't be fighting in the first quarter of next year," Topuria wrote on X. "I'm going through a difficult moment in my personal life. I want to focus on m

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