SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his UFC 324 picks featuring Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett for Saturday's bout on Paramount+

Here's what you need to know to watch UFC 325 on Paramount+ – the promotion’s second numbered event in as many weeks on its new broadcast platform.

If the UFC's top decision-makers expected Paddy Pimblett to kick off the company's Paramount era with a bang, they're surely disappointed.

UFC matchmakers lit the fuse by booking Jean Silva vs. Arnold Allen for UFC 324's main card opener. The fighters overdelivered, producing fireworks for the first UFC main card on Paramount+. In the end, Silva managed to bounce back from his first UFC defeat with a strong decision win on Saturday.

Jean Silva's power was the difference maker as a gritty fight against Arnold Allen unfolded at UFC 324.

The UFC comes back from its extended six-week break/vacation to start 2026 with a bang. The first card of the year – unlike 2025 – is a numbered event (formerly pay-per-view), UFC 324, which features a stacked card full of some of the most memorable names in the sport.

UFC 324 will not appear on network television. It also will not air on pay per view. For the first time, UFC will stream live on Paramount+. Amanda Nunes was slated to fight Kayla Harrison at UFC 324, but the fight has been postponed. Harrison is having surgery, which means she won't be able to compete at the UFC debut on Paramount+.

UFC 324 features a stacked fight card. Here's the schedule, time and information on where to watch the UFC event.

It's time to kick off a new era for UFC. The promotion begins with Paramount+ on Saturday night in Las Vegas with UFC 324 at the T-Mobile Arena. The main event sees an interim lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett.

While, as part of their strategy, they settled for a less-than-marquee showdown to headline their inaugural event under the Paramount+ deal, Dana White and his team may not have anticipated the new challenges that followed.