This is the UFC 332 live blog for Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong, the vacant flyweight championship main event Saturday at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
Silva (20-5-1) is 8-0 in the UFC and has won her past 14 fights overall to become the clear-cut No. 1 contender at 125 pounds and earn the No. 6 spot in the MMA Fighting Pound-for-Pound Rankings. Following consecutive decision wins over former UFC champions Rose Namajunas, Alexa Grasso, and Jessica Andrade, Silva hoped to finally earn a title shot against long-reigning champion Valentina Shevchenko, but Shevchenko instead vacated the title due to lingering injuries, so Silva takes on Wang instead.
Wang (10-1) joined the UFC in 2024 with some fanfare due to her extensive kickboxing career, which included a win over Shevchenko in 2015. She has won four straight fights to boost her contender credentials, defeating Tracy Cortez in her most recent outing at UFC 329.
Check out the UFC 332 live blog for Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong below.
Preamble
That’s right, for the first time in almost eight years, we’re about to have a women’s flyweight champion not named Valentina Shevchenko.
Natalia Silva, Wang Cong, forget the haters. This is your moment and a UFC championship belt is a UFC championship belt.
Always tell me the odds
Action is coming in on Silva as she’s nearly a -200 favorite as the fighters make their walkouts, Wang the underdog at +166 (per FanDuel).
