Natalia Silva defeated Wang Cong in the UFC 332 main event to claim the vacant women’s flyweight title.
The event, held on October 3 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, was a night in which UFC records poured in even before the main event.
The fight’s flow and the result itself were noteworthy, as was the birth of a new champion.
3-Line Summary
1. Silva became the UFC women’s flyweight champion
2. Silva won by unanimous decision after 5 rounds
3. 8 first-round finishes set a UFC record
In the Vacant Title Fight, Silva Finished It by Decision
Brazilian striker Natalia Silva defeated China’s Wang Cong by unanimous decision after 5 rounds. The scorecards read 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46. With the victory, Silva became the fifth UFC women’s flyweight champion and the fourth fighter to hold the division’s belt.
According to the UFC’s official results, Silva took control early with varied striking and movement over the first two rounds. Wang Cong also closed the distance and created her own attacks in the championship rounds, but Silva controlled the exchanges through the end and maintained her advantage to the decision.
Silva’s UFC record became 9-0 with the victory. Before the fight, MMA Fighting introduced Silva as having defeated former champions Rose Namajunas, Alexa Grasso, and Jéssica Andrade consecutively, and as having no losses in 8 UFC fights. This result meant that her momentum had carried through to a title. Wang Cong also landed her best attacks late in the fight, but they were not enough to overturn the gap built in the earlier rounds.
8 First-Round Finishes Built Up Before the Main Event
UFC 332 was not defined solely by the championship fight ending in a close contest. The UFC stated that 8 first-round finishes occurred in fights continuing through the main card, setting a new record for the most in UFC history. The event’s total of 11 knockouts also became the most in UFC history.
In the co-main event, Payton Talbott defeated Deiveson Figueiredo by striking TKO at 2 minutes and 9 seconds of the first round. The UFC reported that Talbott knocked his opponent down with a right hand early in the fight, then finished it with elbow strikes and a barrage of strikes near the fence.
The day’s records showed that spectacular finishes had been concentrated from the beginning of the event. By contrast, the main event was the third fight that required the judges’ scorecards, and Silva took that long battle. UFC 332 was an event remembered both for records in quick finishes and for a new champion crowned by decision.
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