Natalia Silva to face Wang Cong for vacant flyweight title at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City on October 3, 2026
Natalia Silva and Wang Cong will headline UFC 332 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday, October 3, 2026, fighting for the vacant UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship after Valentina Shevchenko vacated the title due to injury. The event’s early prelims start at 4:00 PM ET, the prelims at 6:00 PM ET and the main card at 8:00 PM ET.
Silva enters the main event undefeated and had been scheduled to fight the reigning champion before the title was vacated; her notable wins listed include Jessica Andrade, Alexa Grasso and Rose Namajunas. Wang arrives on a four-fight winning streak with her most recent victory over Tracy Cortez at UFC 329, and the article notes Wang holds the division’s best striking differential and the highest striking accuracy in women’s flyweight history. The piece also states Zhang Weili is, at present, the only UFC champion from China and that Wang previously recorded a 2015 kickboxing win over Shevchenko.
Estimated purses for the main event vary: Silva’s base payout is projected between $100,000 and $150,000 by some estimates, with other estimates placing it above $200,000; the report notes title fights can bring increased earnings and potential bonuses. Silva’s biggest reported payday cited here came at UFC Vegas 97 in 2024, an estimated $150,000 after her $48,000 base was doubled by a win bonus and she received a $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus. Wang’s highest reported payday in the article was an estimated $124,000 at UFC 316, when Ariane Lipski forfeited 30% of her purse after missing weight by six pounds, and Wang’s usual base pay is described as ranging from $14,000 to $40,000, with her base for this title fight estimated to rise to between $100,000 and $150,000.
The co-main event is reported as a bantamweight bout between former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo and Payton Talbott; Figueiredo’s show purse is estimated at approximately $150,000 to $200,000 while Talbott’s show purse is estimated in the $60,000 to $80,000 range. The article projects Silva and Figueiredo will be the highest-paid fighters on the UFC 332 card.
Additional names mentioned as part of the UFC 332 card include King Green, Ateba Gautier, Johnny Walker, Rafael Dos Anjos and Marvin Vettori, with the write-up describing the remainder of the lineup as featuring several intriguing matchups across divisions. The piece also highlights the promotional blurbs and broadcast reminders accompanying the fight announcements.
The report cautions that the Utah Athletic Commission does not disclose fighter purses in the same manner as commissions in California and Nevada, so the figures presented are estimates based on prior fights; these numbers exclude post-fight bonuses. A note in the article states: "All figures above are analyst projections based on prior UFC compensation data, commission filings and reported paydays. The UFC has not officially disclosed individual purses for UFC 332."
The card will be held at the Delta Center on Saturday, October 3, 2026; in the United States the event streams live on Paramount+, and the article provides a local timing conversion that the main card will begin at 5:30 AM IST in India on Sunday, October 4, 2026, while advising international viewers to check regional broadcasters.
