Dana White was straight-up confused about Wang Cong this week, and that’s not just weird, it’s wild given she’s one half of the UFC 332 main event. You’d think the CEO would have a grip on who his main event fighters are, right? This whole situation begs the question: is it a bad sign for Saturday night’s show in Salt Lake City?
Who Even Is Wang Cong, Anyway?
Let’s be real, why *should* most MMA fans know Wang Cong? She’s only been in the UFC for a little over two years, and her entire four-fight win streak has been relegated to prelim bouts. Her only professional loss happened in 2024 to Gabriella Fernandes, and that was her sole fight on a main card. The UFC hasn’t exactly rolled out the red carpet for her; they haven’t highlighted or specifically promoted her at all before this. It’s tough to suddenly flip a switch and make a prelim fighter a household name just because you need them to be a headliner. This main event matchmaking feels like a move of necessity, not a planned push.
Dana White’s Press Conference Was a Total Disaster
It wasn’t a shock that White had little to say about Wang at the press conference. He even seemed to mix her up with Natalia Silva when talking to reporters after. The guy’s been tied up with the Tyson Fury versus Anthony Joshua fight and that whole war of words with Eddie Hearn, so maybe a UFC prelim fighter isn’t high on his priority list. But what really grinds my gears is that he couldn’t even bother to fake it better. He’s got a whole staff whose job it is to get him up to speed on his own fighters! He was clearly looking at notes for these people, and even with all that help, he couldn’t manage a decent sales pitch. Honestly, it screams apathy and complacency.
UFC 332 is going down on Saturday night in Salt Lake City, and Wang Cong is still one half of the main event. The biggest question remains if the head honcho can even bother to learn her name before the first bell rings.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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