Rumored UFC 324 LEAKED(Possibly) - FIRST "Non PPV" PARAMOUNT+ Card Via Ariel

[Black9]

First NON PPV Paramount+ card announced

Not sure about the main event..

But thoughts?!

 

[JoeRowe]

An absolute joke of an interim title fight & WMMA, LOL. UFC is cooked (great 3rd wheel though)

 

[TrueBias]

I like it

 

[BjPenn2017]

Gaethje vs Paddy for an interim belt is fucking diabolical lmao

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Looks like a card that ESPN+ would charge $79.99 for...

 

[Unheralded Truth]

Gaethje vs Paddy is just... hilarious. This is what they could do?

Give me a break!

 

[JoeRowe]

Gaethje vs Paddy for an interim belt is fucking diabolical lmao

An interim title is so stupid. Make the healthy champion defend his belt or strip him.

And the fact that Arman isnt in the interim title fight makes it even worse.

Ive always been a "half glass is full" kinda guy with the UFC but this is indefensible.

 

[Brca031]

UFC is really going downhill.

 

[JoeRowe]

Gaethje vs Paddy is just... hilarious. This is what they could do?

Give me a break!

Fight should have already happened at UFC 317/318/319. Ilia strung them along acting like he would defend his title.

The once glory division is now the 2nd worst behind HW. Islam left, Poirier retired, Ilia doesnt fight, Chandler, Charles, & Gaethje are old. What a shitshow.

 

[joy2day]

I actually like those fights. I think it will shape up to be a fun card. I don't know if Amanda has slipped so much, she will get crushed.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

If this is all true..

Crybaby Justin gets another unearned TS. That is flat out bullshit.

How can the number 1 contender not be in this fight? Having number 4 vs 5 fight for an Interim belt is just obscene in this case.

I really hope this isn’t true. But, I’m not going to hold my breath.

 

[joy2day]

Looks like a card that ESPN+ would charge $79.99 for...

I don't know how the quality will be affected in the long run, but it actually is pretty cool we will be able to see all of the fights in one place legally without getting totally jacked for money.

The really cool thing is- you can share Paramount. I share it with 7 people in more than one state (one account). You can't all watch the fights at once (I think 2-3 streams at once), but you can split the bill with a bunch of friends and just agree that only the UFC fans in the group will login during live events. We already have it worked out because only a few of us are UFC fans.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

I don't know how the quality will be affected in the long run, but it actually is pretty cool we will be able to see all of the fights in one place legally without getting totally jacked for money.

The really cool thing is- you can share Paramount. I share it with 7 people in more than one state (one account). You can't all watch the fights at once (I think 2-3 streams at once), but you can split the bill with a bunch of friends and just agree that only the UFC fans in the group will login during live events. We already have it worked out because only a few of us are UFC fans.

They'll probably add a Paramount + Premium for UFC content... Guessing around $19.99-$29.99 a month.

 

[don't ask]

I'm pumped for Kayla vs Amanda. Gaethje and Suga are two fighters I never want to see in title shots again.

 

[Luckyme]

Skipping Armen to give Paddy another past prime opponent is criminal.

 

[Portland8242]

An interim title is so stupid. Make the healthy champion defend his belt or strip him.

And the fact that Arman isnt in the interim title fight makes it even worse.

Ive always been a "half glass is full" kinda guy with the UFC but this is indefensible.

They got all their money upfront from the Paramount deal. They straight up do not give a fuck anymore.

 

[jeff7b9]

 

[ComeChooDaddy]

Didn’t Gaethje just get flatlined last year?

 

[joy2day]

They'll probably add a Paramount + Premium for UFC content... Guessing around $19.99-$29.99 a month.

I did a deep AI search of the internet on that recently. We've paid $100 a year for premium for a few years now (commercial free). It looks like the only increase is the one we already knew about, which isn't horrible. I think they may have a different strategy in mind, like an annual or semiannual raising instead of a big one upfront that might deter people. I watch other content is the reason I buy premium, but commercials don't matter much if you only watch it for the UFC, so premium wouldn't be necessary. They might raise it more at the last minute, but we are like a month away, so it seems doubtful.

Here is the AI response from my extended search:
Paramount+ has already signaled a U.S. price increase right as UFC is set to arrive. Multiple major outlets report the hike takes effect January 15, 2026, raising Essential (ad-supported) from $7.99 to $8.99/month and Premium (ad-free) from $12.99 to $13.99/month, with annual prices also reported as moving to $89.99/year (Essential) and $139.99/year (Premium).

On the UFC side, Paramount+’s own UFC explainer says UFC events on Paramount+ won’t be pay-per-view and that numbered events and Fight Nights will be included with a Paramount+ subscription starting in 2026. Paramount hasn’t framed the increase as a special “UFC fee,” but the timing and public explanation (reinvesting in content and product) lines up with adding a major, expensive new sports package like UFC.

 

[theincognito]

It works. That main event will be a war. Promotion-wise, it'd be dumb to risk the first big free show ending in a wrestlefucking (Arman).