Pimblett vs Gaethje live: UFC 324 fight updates and results as Paddy The Baddy loses brutal bout
Latest updates after Pimblett suffered a punishing loss to Justin Gaethje with the interim lightweight belt on the line
Paddy Pimblett suffered a brutal, devastating defeat at UFC 324 on Saturday, as Justin Gaethje beat the Liverpudlian star in a five-round war in Las Vegas.
Gaethje won a chaotic contest at the T-Mobile Arena with scores of 48-47, 49-46 and 49-46, claiming the interim lightweight title in the process, and costing Pimblett a shot at his bitter rival, Ilia Topuria.
Heading into Saturday’s main event, Pimblett was 7-0 in the UFC, but against Gaethje, he faced his most-experienced opponent yet. And Gaethje’s experience was one of numerous factors that secured him victory over “Paddy The Baddy”, who showed immense heart in defeat.
Gaethje, 37, dropped Pimblett, 31, multiple times but also dealt out two eye pokes, which went unpunished as the American became a two-time interim champion. Gaethje is next expected to try to unify the belts, taking on regular champ Topuria, with whom Pimblett has held a grudge since a hotel bust-up in 2022.
Re-live the action from UFC 324 below, and see all the results:
UFC 324
UFC 324
UFC 324
UFC 324 results in full: Main card
Justin Gaethje def. Paddy Pimblett via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)
Sean O’Malleu def. Song Yadong via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Derrick Lewis via second-round TKO (3:14, ground and pound)
Natalia Silva def. Rose Namajunas via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Jean Silva def. Arnold Allen via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
UFC 324 results in full: Prelims
Prelims
Umar Nurmagomedov def. Deiveson Figueiredo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Ateba Gautier def. Andrey Pulyaev via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Nikita Krylov def. Modestas Bukauskas via third-round TKO (4:57, punches)
Alex Perez def. Charles Johnson via first-round TKO (3:16, punches)
Early prelims
Josh Hokit def. Denzel Freeman via first-round TKO (4:59, punches)
Ty Miller def. Adam Fugitt via first-round TKO (4:59, punches)
UFC 324 live: Paddy Pimblett beaten by Justin Gaethje
UFC 324 live: Paddy Pimblett beaten by Justin Gaethje
Report: Brave Pimblett bloodied and beaten by Gaethje in ridiculous title fight
Brave Paddy Pimblett bloodied and beaten by Justin Gaethje in ridiculous title fight
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