Natalia Silva Wins Flyweight Title at UFC 332; Payton Talbott Stops Figueiredo

Natalia Silva achieved her championship dream at UFC 332, capturing the vacant women's flyweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Cong Wang in the main event. The 125-pound title was vacated after reigning champion Valentina Shevchenko was forced to step aside due to an injury. Silva (21-5-1) utilized her speed and elusive footwork to frustrate Wang (10-2) across five rounds. Despite a late push from Wang, Silva held firm to secure the victory on the judges' scorecards with tallies of 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46.

In bantamweight action, Payton Talbott made a major statement by finishing former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Talbott (12-1) dropped Figueiredo (25-8-1) with a pinpoint straight right hand and unleashed a relentless barrage of follow-up strikes until the bout was halted at the 2:09 mark. Coming off a previous win over Henry Cejudo, Talbott used his post-fight interview to call out Sean O’Malley.

The card also featured decisive performances in the lightweight and welterweight divisions. Esteban Ribovics (17-3) brushed off in-cage taunting from King Green (36-18-1, 1 NC), dropping him multiple times with left hooks before referee Herb Dean stopped the bout late in the first round. Ribovics was ineligible for post-fight bonuses after missing weight on Friday. Additionally, welterweight Roberto Soldic (22-4, 1 NC) rebounded from a difficult opening round to dominate Kalinn Williams (16-6) over the final two frames, taking a unanimous decision with scores of 29-27, 29-27, and 29-28.