2026 UFC event schedule: Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong, Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev on tap — SkimNews
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- UFC 332 in Salt Lake City headlines with Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong for the vacant women's flyweight title after Valentina Shevchenko relinquished the belt due to injury, with Wang holding a kickboxing win over Shevchenko from more than a decade ago.
- UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi, roughly three weeks later, is a double-title card: Alexander Volkanovski defends his featherweight championship against Movsar Evloev, and Petr Yan meets Merab Dvalishvili in a bantamweight trilogy fight.
- November's Madison Square Garden event features newly crowned heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane defending against Josh Hokit, with Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes serving as the women's bantamweight co-main — a bout originally booked for January before Harrison's injury postponed it.
- Valentina Shevchenko was the expected next opponent for Silva but vacated the flyweight title through injury, redirecting the division toward the Silva-Cong matchup.
- Paramount+ carries every UFC numbered event and Fight Night at no additional cost, with subscriptions starting at $8.99 per month or $89.99 per year.
Why it matters: Three UFC cards in 2026 will each carry multiple championship bouts, a depth of title-fight exposure the promotion rarely stacks in a single year. The November pairing of Harrison and Nunes — delayed from its original January date — gives Madison Square Garden its first women's bantamweight title fight in a major event, per the source's framing.
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