The women’s flyweight championship is up for grabs, folks, and it’s gonna find a new home at UFC 332! Natalia Silva and Wang Cong are stepping into the octagon to fight for the title, left wide open by an injured Valentina Shevchenko. This isn’t just another fight; it’s for the gold.
Silva’s Unbeaten Streak Is No Joke
Let’s talk Natalia Silva, because her run has been absolutely unreal. She’s rocking a perfect 8-0 record in the UFC, part of a dominant 20-5-1 MMA career. This isn’t against nobodies either. Her last three wins? Unanimous decisions over former UFC champions Jessica Andrade, Alexa Grasso, and Rose Namajunas. That’s a murderers’ row, plain and simple. Silva has gone the distance in six of her UFC fights, showing incredible endurance, but she’s also got those two stoppages against Tereza Bleda and Victoria Leonardo on her resume. No wonder DraftKings has her as a heavy -250 favorite. She’s proven she can win decisively against the best.
Cong’s History With Shevchenko Changes Everything
But hold up, because Wang Cong is not to be underestimated. She brings a 10-1 MMA record with a 5-1 clip in the UFC, and here’s the kicker: she famously holds a kickboxing win over Valentina Shevchenko herself. Imagine that setup for a storybook rematch in MMA if Cong pulls this off! She’s currently riding a four-fight winning streak, including two big wins this year over Eduarda Moura and Tracy Cortez. Her only stumble in the UFC was a second-round submission loss to Gabriella Fernandes, but that came after her debut stoppage win against Leonardo. As a +205 underdog, Cong has everything to gain.
This championship showdown is going down on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. You can catch all the action streaming on Paramount+. Get ready, because a new champion will be crowned, and if Cong wins, a massive rematch looms for the whole division!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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