Overview
- The main card streams on Paramount+ at 9 p.m. ET from T-Mobile Arena, with UK access via TNT Sports Box Office at £19.99.
- Paddy Pimblett enters as the betting favorite over former interim champion Justin Gaethje in his first UFC title bout and first numbered headliner.
- Sean O’Malley meets Song Yadong in the co-main event after Kayla Harrison withdrew from a planned bout with Amanda Nunes.
- The interim belt was booked with undisputed champion Ilia Topuria on a break, setting the winner as the next opponent when he returns.
- Both main-event fighters successfully made championship weight, and analysts highlight a striker-versus-grappler dynamic with split predictions.