UFC 324 is set to grab headlines on the 24th January with the first UFC Paramount Plus card going ahead, kicking off a new era for the UFC and American fans in particular. For UK fans, no change. UFC 324 is scheduled to be on TNT Box Office, the PPV site for the UFC in the UK.
For UK fans to watch the UFC, they must have a Discovery+ account, costing £30.99/month. On top of that price, fans must now pay roughly £24.99 to watch UFC 324. Not quite the beginning to the UFC Paramount Plus era that UK fans were hoping for.
UFC Paramount Plus Era to Kick off with a PPV for UK Fans
It has to be noted that UFC 324 has British interest. At the top of the card, Englishman and proud Liverpudlian, Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett will clash with Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title, setting up a future bout with the undisputed champion, Ilia Topuria.
Fellow Brit, Arnold Allen, also features on the card as he returns for the first time in over a year and a half. He won’t have an easy fight on his return, however, as he is scheduled to meet Brazil’s Jean Silva in a battle of ranked featherweights.
Elsewhere, the co-main event sees the return of the GOAT, Amanda Nunes, in her bid to regain gold. It won’t be a straightforward return for The Lionness, as she has to get past the fan favourite champion, Kayla Harrison. Harrison has been much more active and is certainly the bigger woman, which could make all the difference.
Two more exciting fights round out the main card as former bantamweight champion, Sean O’Malley will look to get back to winning ways as he takes on Song Yadong. The heavy-hitting knockout artist, Derrick Lewis welcomes Waldo Cortes-Acosta to the division’s elite in a fight that is guaranteed fireworks.
It won’t just be UFC 324 that is a UFC Paramount Plus PPV card in the UK, with an average of two a year. It’s likely that June’s White House card will be a PPV in the UK as well. This does mean that future cards featuring Brits, such as heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall’s return, won’t be PPV in the UK.
