Paddy Pimblett News

Harry Kettle - January 20, 2026

UFC legend Dustin Poirier believes Paddy Pimblett could struggle in his UFC 324 main event against Justin Gaethje. This weekend, Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje will collide for the UFC interim lightweight championship. The winner is expected to go on and face Ilia Topuria for the undisputed crown, but given Ilia’s ongoing personal issues, it’s not yet clear as to what kind of timeline he’s working with regarding a return to the Octagon.

Curtis Calhoun - January 19, 2026

The ongoing feud between UFC lightweight contenders Dan Hooker and Paddy Pimblett is becoming one of the most personal beefs in the sport. Just days away from the biggest fight of his career at UFC 324, UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett is ramping up a feud with another top contender not named Justin Gaethje.

Cole Shelton - January 19, 2026

Paddy Pimblett expects to make a statement against Justin Gaethje at UFC 324. Pimblett is set to headline UFC 324 on Saturday for the interim lightweight title. It’s an intriguing fight, and heading into the bout, ‘The Baddy’ has full confidence he will be able to not just beat Gaethje but will finish him.

Cole Shelton - January 19, 2026

The UFC is set for its first event of 2026 as a stacked UFC 324 card takes place on Saturday, January 24. In the main event of UFC 324, an interim lightweight title is up for grabs as Justin Gaethje takes on Paddy Pimblett. Heading into the bout, Gaethje is a +186 underdog while ‘The Baddy’ is a -245 favorite on FanDuel. Ahead of the scrap, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get the predictions for the interim lightweight title fight at UFC 324. The pros slightly lean towards Pimblett getting the job done and becoming the interim lightweight title.

Dylan Bowker - January 5, 2026

Paddy Pimblett is vying for a UFC strap later this month, but his mindset was rooted in the glory days of Pride FC seemingly, as he spoke on some amendments he would look to see applied to the unified rules of mixed martial arts. Pimblett will battle former UFC interim lightweight champ and ex-BMF champ Justin Gaethje in the headliner of UFC 324 on January 24th. The looming interim lightweight title challenger appeared on a recent vlog as a part of UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall’s YouTube channel and addressed several subjects. During the Aspinall conversation, with an excerpt of the chat posted by X account @RedCorner_MMA, Pimblett said,

Cole Shelton - January 5, 2026

Paddy Pimblett would like to see Ilia Topuria vacate his title amid his ongoing personal issues. Topuria announced he’ll take some time off amid his divorce and his ex accusing him of domestic abuse. Given it’s unclear how long Topuria will be out, Pimblett believes he should vacate the belt to allow the division to move on. Topuria would also get a title shot when he returns.

Harry Kettle - December 23, 2025

Former UFC champion Luke Rockhold has questioned Paddy Pimblett’s recent push to a UFC interim lightweight title shot. At UFC 324 next month, Paddy Pimblett will go head to head with Justin Gaethje in the main event, with the UFC interim lightweight championship on the line. The winner is expected to face Ilia Topuria, the undisputed champion, later this year, once he has dealt with his ongoing personal issues.

Harry Kettle - December 19, 2025

UFC star Paddy Pimblett believes that fellow lightweight Arman Tsarukyan is lucky he wasn’t cut from the promotion. As we know, Arman Tsarukyan is one of the best lightweights in all of mixed martial arts. However, he also isn’t the most popular fighter on the UFC roster – far from it, in fact. Arman has been receiving a lot of criticism over the course of the last few years, and even after demolishing Dan Hooker at UFC Qatar, he still didn’t seem to be getting too much respect from the masses – and that includes UFC boss Dana White.

Curtis Calhoun - December 16, 2025

UFC lightweight superstar Paddy Pimblett didn’t hold back on Jake Paul ahead of his upcoming boxing match against Anthony Joshua. Paddy Pimblett is a little over a month away from challenging for the interim lightweight title against Justin Gaethje at UFC 324. Pimblett and Gaethje headline a stacked card next month as the UFC kicks off its 2026 event slate on its new broadcasting home, Paramount+.

Curtis Calhoun - December 15, 2025

One of the UFC’s hottest feuds might be concluding, with recent remarks by Ilia Topuria about Paddy Pimblett. Ilia Topuria’s ongoing hiatus from competition resulted in the UFC booking an interim lightweight title fight between Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje at UFC 324 next month. As Topuria deals with issues away from the Octagon, Pimblett and Gaethje will fight to face Topuria in the undisputed lightweight titleholder’s return to the Octagon.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - December 14, 2025

Ilia Topuria admits he finds both Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje to be deserving of their interim title fight at UFC 324. Topuria would’ve been a clear choice to headline UFC’s debut on Paramount+ on Jan. 24. The problem is, the reigning lightweight titleholder in on hiatus to deal with personal matters. As a result, Pimblett vs. Gaethje has been booked with the interim championship at stake.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - December 14, 2025

Despite having beef with Ilia Topuria, Paddy Pimblett hopes “El Matador’s” personal issues can be squared away. Topuria, the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, recently revealed that he is on hiatus to handle his current situation. As a result, an interim title fight has been booked between Pimblett and Justin Gaethje. That bout will headline UFC 324 on Jan. 24.

Cole Shelton - December 10, 2025

Paddy Pimblett has his eyes set on becoming a two-division UFC champion. Pimblett is set to headline UFC 324 on January 24 against Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title. The winner of the fight is expected to face Ilia Topuria for the undisputed lightweight title later in 2026.

Dylan Bowker - December 9, 2025

Paddy Pimblett foresees a finish transpiring in his Justin Gaethje fight and envisions that stoppage coming by way of strikes. Piblett and Gathej are set to do battle for the interim UFC lightweight title in their headlining bout at UFC 324 in January. During an interview with Red Corner MMA, with an excerpt of the chat posted to the X account @Home_of_Fight, as Pimblett said,

Harry Kettle - December 6, 2025

UFC veteran Justin Gaethje is ready to play the role of spoiler in the main event of UFC 324 against Paddy Pimblett. For the longest time now, Justin Gaethje has been putting forward his case to compete for the UFC lightweight championship. He has been around the block and he has even held the interim gold before, but given where he’s at in his career, he is ready to make one final push for the undisputed title.

Cole Shelton - December 4, 2025

Paddy Pimblett isn’t a fan of Arman Tsarukyan. Tsarukyan is the No. 1 contender at lightweight, but he isn’t fighting for the interim belt. Instead, it will be Pimblett taking on Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 324 on January 24.

Curtis Calhoun - December 1, 2025

Justin Gaethje’s former rival Charles Oliveira believes his former foe has to patch up one significant weakness before UFC 324. Less than a year after Ilia Topuria’s lightweight title win, the UFC will put an interim belt on the line next month at UFC 324. Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett, who both made strong cases to face Topuria, will fight for the interim lightweight title at UFC 324 amidst Topuria’s indefinite absence due to personal reasons.

Chris Taylor - November 28, 2025

The Octagon will take center stage at T-Mobile Arena on January 24th, with two title bouts set to headline the fight card. In the main event, the promotion‘s interim lightweight title will be up for grabs as Paddy Pimblett takes on Justin Gaethje. An interim belt was introduced after reigning champion Ilia Topuria revealed he needed extended time off to deal with some personal issues.