PADDY PIMBLETT is poised to have arguably the biggest fight of his career TONIGHT – and you don’t want to miss it.
The Baddy takes on American star with the interim lightweight title on the line.
Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett will go at it for the interim lightweight titleCredit: Getty
And should the Liverpudlian overcome Gaethje, he may finally get a shot at long-term bitter rival and champion, Ilia Topuria – something he has been calling for since his dominant win last year.
However, Pimblett’s opponent bounced back from his brutal Max Holloway loss with a win against Rafael Fiziev in March 2025.
Plus, is known for putting on superb displays, hence why he has earned approximately £700,000 in Fight of the Night or Performance of the Night bonuses, so it is hard to guess how this will go.
But one thing that fans won’t have to guess is the exact time these two lightweight icons will step foot in the ring.
What is the exact cage-walk time for Justin Gaethje vs Paddy Pimblett?
- Cage-walks for Justin Gaethje vs Paddy Pimblett are expected to start at approximately 4am GMT which is 11pm ET.
- Meaning that the bell for the main event should go around 20 minutes later – 4:20am GMT / 11:20pm ET.
- However, the main card starts at 2am UK time which is 9pm ET on the Saturday.
- Justin Gaethje vs Paddy Pimblett will take place on Saturday, January 24 but Sunday, January 25 in the UK.
What is the Gaethje vs Pimblett full card?
Card subject to change
- MAIN EVENT: Justin Gaethje vs Paddy Pimblett – for interim Lightweight Championship
CO-MAIN EVENT: Kayla Harrison (c) vs Amanda Nunes – for Women’s Bantamweight Championship- Sean O’Malley vs Song Yadong – Bantamweight
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Derrick Lewis – Heavyweight
- Arnold Allen vs Jean Silva – Featherweight
Preliminary card
- Natalia Silva vs Rose Namajunas – Women’s Flyweight
- Umar Nurmagomedov vs Deiveson Figueiredo – Bantamweight
- Ateba Gautier vs Andrey Pulyaev – Middleweight
- Nikita Krylov vs Modestas Bukauskas – Light heavyweight
Early preliminary card
- Alex Perez vs Charles Johnson – Flyweight
- Michael Johnson vs Alexander Hernandez – Lightweight
- Josh Hokit vs Denzel Freeman – Heavyweight
- Ricky Turcios vs Cameron Smotherman – Bantamweight
- Adam Fugitt vs Ty Miller – Welterweight
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