At UFC 332, Natalia Silva defeated Wang Cong via unanimous decision to win the vacant women’s flyweight championship. The fight took place on Saturday night in Salt Lake City. Silva extended her winning streak to 15 bouts and dominated throughout the five rounds with strong leg kicks and sharp strikes, earning scores of 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46 from the judges.
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### Event Overview
- Date: Saturday night
- Location: SALT LAKE CITY, USA
### Main Event
Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong (Women’s Flyweight Championship)
#### Background
- Initially, Valentina Shevchenko was scheduled to defend her title against Natalia Silva.
- Due to injuries, Shevchenko vacated the title approximately one month before the event.
#### Match Outcome
Natalia Silva won by unanimous decision, becoming the new UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion. The scores were 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46 in favor of Silva. She extended her winning streak to 15 bouts.
### Key Points from the Match
- Aggression and Dominance:
- Silva showed superior aggression and dominated Wang through fluid movement and quick strikes.
- Silva’s speed and leg work put Wang on the defensive for most of the match.
- Notable Moments:
- Midway through the second round, Silva knocked Wang down with a sharp head kick.
- In subsequent rounds, Silva maintained her dominance by landing significant kicks that kept Wang off balance.
- Critique from Dana White (UFC President):
- Dana White commented that if Silva had been more aggressive earlier in the match, she might have secured a quicker victory.
### Undercard Highlights
- Other notable matches included Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Payton Talbott and Roman Kopylov defeating Ateba Gautier by TKO with 3:12 left in the first round of their middleweight bout.
### Betting Outcomes and Promotions
- Several sports betting promotions were offered for UFC 332, including FanDuel's "$5 bet gets $250," Underdog's "Play $5, Get $100" promotion, and other bonuses from various platforms like Fanatics Sportsbook.
This event marked a significant moment in Silva’s career as she successfully captured the vacant title through skillful performance over five rounds.
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Natalia Silva unanimously outpointed Wang Cong to claim the vacant UFC women’s flyweight championship Saturday night at UFC 332.
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Silva → outpoint → UFC
Silva (21-5-1) extended her winning streak to 15 bouts after largely dominating Wang (10-2) over five rounds.
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Silva → extend → rounds
“This is incredible for me,” Silva said.
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Silva → say → me
“I have worked hard for this moment and now I am the new (champion) and I am so so so happy.”
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I → work → moment
Silva went from challenger to favorite in the title bout after Valentina Shevchenko vacated the title nearly a month ago because of back and shoulder injuries.
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Shevchenko → go → injuries
She proved far more aggressive than Wang early, using her speed, fluid movement, and strong legs to create an advantage.
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She → prove → advantage
Silva knocked Wang to the canvas midway through the second round with a sharp head kick.
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Silva → knock → kick
She kept Wang on her heels with her quick striking ability through the next two rounds and connected on other roundhouse kicks.
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She → keep → kicks
Wang fought back in the final round, but Silva landed enough blows to stay in control and had winning scores of 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 from the judges.
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Silva → fight → judges
“I think if she had stepped on the gas a little earlier, it would have been a completely different fight,” UFC President Dana White said.
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White → think → gas
Payton Talbott earned a victory via TKO over Delveson Figueiredo with 2:51 left in the first round of the bantamweight bout billed as the co-main event.
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Talbott → earn → event
Talbott (12-1) dominated Figueiredo (25-8-1) from the start of the fight.
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Talbott → dominate → fight
He put him on the canvas early with a right-handed strike and then delivered an elbow along the fence that sent Figueiredo reeling.
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that → put → Figueiredo
Talbott pressed his advantage, raining down blows and forcing his opponent to cover up until he forced a TKO.
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he → press → TKO
“Definitely thought he was going to be more durable,” Talbott said.
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Talbott → think → ?
It marked a successful return to the octagon for the Nevada fighter after going 10 months between bouts.
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Talbott said he wished the latest bout had not ended so quickly.
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bout → say → ?
“I wanted to just feel that war,” Talbott said.
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Talbott → want → war
“I’m really happy to get the finish because it’s been a while since I got that finish.
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Deep down, that’s who I am.
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I chase finishes.
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But, yeah, I definitely wanted it to come a little bit later in the fight.”
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it → want → fight
Roman Kopylov defeated Ateba Gautier by TKO with 3:12 remaining in the first round of the middleweight bout that served as the first of three main card fights leading into the co-main event.
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that → defeat → event
Kopylov swarmed Gautier with several clean strikes before finally dropping him to the canvas with a left-handed blow.
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Kopylov → swarm → blow
He earned his second UFC victory of the year while handing Gautier his second career defeat.
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UFC newcomer Roberto Soldic debuted with a unanimous decision victory, scoring 29-28, 29-27, 29-27 over Khaos Williams in the welterweight bout.
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Soldic → debut → bout
The fight lasted all three rounds, but Soldic dominated his opponent throughout with timely blows and bottled him up on the canvas at the end of each of the first two rounds.
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Esteban Ribovics edged King Green by TKO with 52 seconds to go in the first round of the lightweight bout.
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Ribovics → edge → bout
Ribovics dropped Green to the canvas three times with well-timed strikes, overwhelming him after the third fall.
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Ribovics → drop → fall
White reported a gate of $2.7 million for the event with 16,492 fans in attendance.
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