Natalia Silva to face Wang Cong for vacant flyweight title at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City

Natalia Silva and Wang Cong will meet for the vacant UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship at UFC 332 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, October 3, 2026, the promotion confirmed ahead of the event.

Silva had been scheduled to challenge reigning champion Valentina Shevchenko after compiling eight straight wins since her debut, but Shevchenko vacated the title due to injury and the UFC matched Silva with Wang Cong for the vacant belt. Wang enters the bout on a four-fight winning run after suffering her first UFC loss to Gabriella Fernandes in 2024. Notably, Wong also has a kickboxing win over Shevchenko dating back to 2015.

The card’s co-main event pairs former UFC champion Deiveson Figueiredo against Payton Talbott in a bantamweight contest. Promoters have billed the event as featuring multiple top names, including former champions, title challengers and rising prospects.

The full fight list for UFC 332 as announced includes: King Green vs Esteban Ribovics; Roberto Soldic vs Khaos Williams; Ateba Gautier vs Roman Kopylov; Imanol Rodriguez vs Alden Coria; Damian Pinas vs Andrey Pulyaev; Marcus McGhee vs Benardo Sopaj; Anthony Wint vs Lucas Armand; Johnny Walker vs Mick Parkin; Rafael Dos Anjos vs Alexander Hernandez; Jacobe Smith vs Bruce Whitehead; Marvin Vettori vs Ismail Naurdiev; and Court McGee vs Eric Nolan.

BetOnline.ag has released the latest betting odds for UFC 332, which the outlet says indicate how the market currently views each matchup, including the favorites and underdogs.

Promotional social posts for the event include the following tweets: "A NEW FLYWEIGHT ERA 🔜 @NataliaSilvaUFC vs Wang Cong#UFC332 pic.twitter.com/ZmL2QxNa6C Who leaves with the win? 👀@Daico_Deiveson vs @PaytonTalbott [ #UFC332 | OCT 3 | LIVE at 8pmET on @ParamountPlus and @CBS ] pic.twitter.com/No2mfEBvhp"

The event schedule lists the Early Prelims at 4:00 PM ET, the Prelims at 6:00 PM ET and the Main Card at 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, October 3, 2026; in India the Main Card will begin at 5:30 AM IST on Sunday, October 4, 2026. In the United States the event streams live on Paramount+ and international viewers are directed to the broadcaster list provided by the promoter.

The winner of Silva vs Wang Cong will be crowned the vacant UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion.