On To the Next One | What's Next For Justin Gaethje, Paddy Pimblett After UFC 324

MMA Fighting

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4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2026

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Justin Gaethje capped off the first UFC on Paramount event with an incredible performance to upset Paddy Pimblett to capture the UFC interim lightweight title in the main event of UFC 324. Following the chaotic main event, what's next for Gaethje in Pimblett in the always-interesting UFC lightweight division? On an all-new edition of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee discuss where the UFC 324 headliners go following their Fight of the Night clash at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Additionally, future matchups are discussed for Sean O'Malley following his co-main event win over Song Yadong, Waldo Cortes-Acosta after stopping Derrick Lewis in the heavyweight featured bout, along with fellow main card winners Natalia Silva, Jean Silva, and more. Follow Mike Heck: ⁠⁠⁠@MikeHeck_JR⁠⁠⁠ Follow Alexander K. Lee: ⁠⁠⁠@AlexanderKLee⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe:⁠⁠⁠ http://goo.gl/dYpsgH⁠⁠⁠ Check out our full video catalog: ⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/u8VvLi⁠⁠⁠ Visit our playlists:⁠⁠⁠ http://goo.gl/eFhsvM⁠⁠⁠ Like MMAF on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z⁠⁠⁠ Follow on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/nOATUI⁠⁠⁠ Read More: ⁠⁠⁠http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:40.8	The matchmaking crowns have returned following UFCfc 324 the first ufc event of
1:48.2	2026 the first ufc event of the ufc on paramount era in the united states i think some
1:54.3	mixed reviews is kind of what i've seen on a lot of different ends the event was interesting
1:59.9	there was some good there was some kind of okay and. The event was interesting. There was some good. There was some
2:01.5	kind of okay. And the main event was friggin awesome between Justin Gachie and Patty Pimbled.
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