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Paulo Costa says UFC refused his plan to create an interim light heavyweight title to rescue UFC 332, which will now be headlined by a flyweight title bout between Natalia Silva and Wang Cong after Valentina Shevchenko vacated due to injury. Meanwhile, Carlos Ulberg is sidelined with a torn ACL for up to a year, leaving Costa’s UFC future uncertain as he approaches the end of his contract.
Valentina Shevchenko is injured, leaving the 125-pound flyweight belt vacant for UFC 332 in Salt Lake City on October 3. Natalia Silva will face Wang Cong to determine the new champion, with unclear whether Shevchenko vacated voluntarily or was stripped.
UFC 332’s lineup in Salt Lake City grew with Johnny Walker stepping up to heavyweight against Mick Parkin, plus Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Payton Talbott and Marvin Vettori vs. Ismail Naurdiev, along with fights featuring Ateba Gautier vs. Roman Kopylov, Damian Pinas vs. Andrey Pulyaev, Imanol Rodriguez vs. Alden Coria, and Court McGee vs. Tom Nolan, while the main event is still TBD.
Payton Talbott faces former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 332 on Oct. 3 in Salt Lake City, as part of a seven-fight lineup; Talbott, 11-1 with a win over Henry Cejudo, seeks a bantamweight climb, while Figueiredo has lost four of his last five but remains a high-profile test. The card also features Johnny Walker vs. Mick Parkin and Ateba Gautier vs. Roman Kopylov, among others.
Former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo is targeted to face rising bantamweight Payton Talbott at UFC 332 on Oct. 3 in Salt Lake City; contracts haven’t been signed yet and UFC has not announced a headliner. Figueiredo, coming off two losses, would look to rebound, while Talbott, on a three-fight win streak, seeks to extend his run.