UFC 332 fight card: Natalia Silva, Wang Cong to battle for vacant women’s flyweight title in Utah

UFC 332 has its main event. With the Oct. 3 Salt Lake City card fast approaching, the promotion has booked Natalia Silva and Wang Cong for the marquee. The vacant women's flyweight title is at stake after Valentina Shevchenko was forced to vacate the title due to injury that will sideline her for up to a year.

No 125-pound women's fighter deserves this opportunity more than Silva. A perfect 8-0 inside the Octagon, she's the No. 1 ranked contender for good reason. Her last three wins have come against former UFC champions Rose Namajunas, Alexa Grasso and Jessica Andrade. Had Shevchenko been available, it's very likely Silva would be challenging for the undisputed title.

Wang is a decorated striker working her way through the women's flyweight ranks. The Chinese fighter won gold medals at the 2013 World Wushu Championships and 2014 Asian Games, and won a silver medal in amateur boxing at the 2019 World Championships. Inside the Octagon, she's 5-1, most recently beating perennial contender Tracy Cortez.

The fight taking place in the main event of a numbered card marks the first time women will get the top spot on such an event since UFC 289 in 2023 when…

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