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Silva and Wang to contest vacant UFC women’s flyweight title

The Utah card also lists bouts featuring former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo and Roberto Soldic, who is set to make his UFC debut.

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Natalia Silva and Cong Wang are scheduled to fight for the vacant women’s flyweight title at UFC 332, which the Ultimate Fighting Championship is set to hold in Utah. The event date and venue were not provided in the preview.

Yahoo Sports reports that Silva earned her title shot with a January victory over Rose Namajunas. The supplied preview gives Silva a record of 20-5-1 and Wang a record of 10-1.

The listed main-card bouts include Payton Talbott against former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo, King Green against Esteban Ribovics, and middleweight Ateba Abega Gautier against Roman Kopylov.

Roberto Soldic is also set to make his UFC debut. The preview characterises the title fight as a test of the fighters, while offering a critical assessment of its strength as a headline bout.

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