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Valentina Shevchenko vacates UFC flyweight title due to injury
Valentina Shevchenko has vacated her UFC women’s flyweight title due to an undisclosed injury that is expected to sideline her for approximately one year. The announcement was made during the UFC Paris broadcast.
As a result, the UFC has restructured the main event for UFC 332, scheduled for October 3, 2026, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Brazil’s Natalia Silva will now face China’s Wang Cong for the vacant undisputed championship.
Silva enters the bout on an eight-fight winning streak in the UFC, having secured victories over former champions Rose Namajunas, Alexa Grasso, and Jessica Andrade. Wang Cong arrives on a four-fight winning streak and holds a previous 2015 kickboxing victory over Shevchenko. The event will also feature a co-headlining bout between Deiveson Figueiredo and Payton Talbott.
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Delta Center · Natalia Silva · UFC · Valentina Shevchenko · Wang Cong
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Valentina Shevchenko has vacated the UFC women's flyweight title due to an injury that may sideline her for up to one year. www.essentiallysports.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Shevchenko will have the opportunity to reclaim the championship upon her return to action. www.essentiallysports.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Natalia Silva enters the bout with an eight-fight winning streak.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] UFC 332 is scheduled to take place on October 3 in Salt Lake City, USA.
- [● 3 SOURCES] The UFC has rescheduled the UFC 332 main event to feature a vacant title fight between Natalia Silva and Wang Cong. www.essentiallysports.com