Silva vs. Wang Cong Fight for Vacant UFC Flyweight Title — SkimNews
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- Valentina Shevchenko vacated her 125-pound women's flyweight title due to injury, setting up Saturday's UFC 332 main event between top strikers Natalia Silva and Wang Cong for the vacant belt.
- UFC 332 runs Saturday, Oct. 3 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City — early prelims 4 p.m. ET, prelims 6 p.m. ET, main card 8 p.m. ET live on CBS.
- Saturday's broadcast marks the first full UFC main card to air on CBS under the Paramount era and the first full main card on the network since a 2023 Bellator event.
- Paramount+ holds a seven-year exclusive deal through 2033 covering all 13 UFC numbered events and 30 Fight Nights annually, with subscriptions starting at $8.99/month or $89.99/year.
- DraftKings Sportsbook lists Silva as a -205 favorite over Wang Cong (+170) for the vacant title, with Payton Talbott a heavy -750 favorite against Deiveson Figueiredo (+525) in the bantamweight co-main.
- The 14-bout card also features Johnny Walker vs. Mick Parkin as a heavyweight pick'em (-120), Marvin Vettori (-142) vs. Ismail Naurdiev at middleweight, and Alexander Hernandez (-278) vs. Rafael dos Anjos at lightweight.
Why it matters: Shevchenko's vacancy resets the entire 125-pound division — Grasso, Blanchfield, and a returning Shevchenko all become immediate challengers to Saturday's new champion. The Paramount+ deal running through 2033 makes CBS and the streamer the exclusive U.S. home for every UFC numbered event for the next seven years, a structural lock-in the viewing-guide framing undersells.
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