Dana White has announced that headlining the first numbered card in the Paramount era will be an Interim Lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett. Also on the card will be a Bantamweight title fight between champion Kayla Harrison and former champion Amanda Nunes. These matchups are scheduled for January 24th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Justin Gaethje returns for the first time since his decision win over Rafael Fiziev. Paddy Pimblett comes into this off a TKO win over Michael Chandler earlier this year. This will be Harrison's first title defence after claiming the belt with a submission win over Julianna Pena. Nunes returns from a brief retirement after her win over Irene Aldana.
Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett, Interim Lightweight Title Bout
Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes, Bantamweight Title Bout
Sean O'Malley vs. Yadong Song, Bantamweight Bout
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Derrick Lewis, Heavyweight Bout
Arnold Allen vs. Jean Silva, Featherweight Bout
Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Deiveson Figueiredo, Bantamweight Bout
Alexa Grasso vs. Rose Namajunas, Flyweight Bout
Ateba Gautier vs. Andrey Pulyaev, Middleweight Bout
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