UFC 332 -- Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong: Results, winners, highlights from fight card in Salt Lake City — SkimNews
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- UFC 332 set a modern UFC record at the Salt Lake City card, with 11 of 15 fights ending in first-round knockouts or TKOs on Saturday night
- Natalia Silva won the women's flyweight title via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) over Wang Cong in the main event, the only fight on the card to go past the first round
- Payton Talbott recorded the biggest win of his career with a first-round TKO (punches) of former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo, then called out Sean O'Malley as the next bantamweight title challenger
- Esteban Ribovics handed veteran King Green a first-round TKO loss via punches on the undercard
- Roman Kopylov opened the main card with a first-round TKO upset of rising middleweight prospect Ateba Gautier
- Johnny Walker knocked out Mick Parkin with a knee, and Alexander Hernandez TKO'd former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in the second round
Why it matters: UFC 332's 73% first-round finish rate (11 of 15) is a modern-era promotional record, signaling an unusually decisive night of stoppages. Silva's title win crowns a new women's flyweight champion, while Talbott's callout of O'Malley immediately positions the winner of that bout as the next bantamweight title contender.
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