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UFC 324 weigh-ins finalized the first Paramount+ card of 2026, confirming an interim lightweight title headliner and clarifying bout statuses. The UFC 324 weigh ins set Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett for the interim lightweight belt,
Paddy Pimblett has seemingly aced the science of cutting weight. Pimblett (23-4) fought Justin Gaethje (27-5) for the interim lightweight title at UFC 324 last Saturday in Las Vegas. Sean O'Malley fought Yadong Song in a marquee bantamweight matchup on the same card.
Paddy Pimblett (23-3 MMA, 7-0 UFC) was the first fighter to the scale for his interim lightweight title fight against Justin Gaethje (26-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC), who ironically was the last fighter to come to the scale during the one-hour window. Pimblett was a pound under at 154; Gaethje was 155 on the nose.
American bantamweight Cameron Smotherman collapses on the floor at the official weigh-in for Saturday's UFC 324 in Las Vegas.
Smotherman, who made weight at 135.5 pounds for his fight against Ricky Turcios, took several steps from the scale before falling to the floor.
See how the fighters of UFC 324 looked on the scale at official weigh-ins with video highlights and a photo gallery.
Dan Hooker took more damage than we realized before his UFC Qatar loss to Arman Tsarukyan this past November. Speaking on Monday's edition of "The Ariel Helwani Show," Hooker revealed he actually suffered a broken nose from Tsarukyan's unexpected head-butt during their weigh-in staredown.
Cameron Smotherman collapsed after making weight and stepping off the scale at Friday's weigh-in ahead of his fight with Ricky Turcios at UFC 324, according to ESPN's Brett Okamoto.
“To all the people saying I must have done a crazy cut or something like that, I cut very, very little weight,” the 28-year-old athlete said
Smotherman weighed in at 135.5 pounds ahead of a fight Saturday but stumbled before falling to the ground and being helped by medical staff.
Michael Bisping found himself in a tricky situation during a frightening incident at the UFC 324 weigh-ins. Bisping was on the TNT Sports live stream, discussing Alex Perez coming in 2.