UFC 332 results and bonuses, the UFC 335 card, and Oct. 10 prices for UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan, Monday, Oct. 5.
Natalia Silva won the vacant women's flyweight title at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City, beating Wang Cong by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) in the early hours of Sunday, UK time, UFC.com's official scorecards and MMA Fighting reported. The belt was left open when Valentina Shevchenko was sidelined by injury, UFC.com said.
Co-main event: Payton Talbott stopped Deiveson Figueiredo at 2:09 of round one and called out Sean O'Malley, MMA Fighting reported. Esteban Ribovics, who missed weight on Friday, stopped King Green at 4:08 of round one, then apologised to the crowd for the miss. Roberto Soldic won his UFC debut over Khaos Williams by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27). Roman Kopylov stopped Ateba Gautier at 3:12 of round one, MMA Fighting reported.
Bonuses: UFC.com lists four $100,000 Performance of the Night awards, to Johnny Walker, Kopylov, Damian Pinas and Imanol Rodriguez. Its bonus page lists no Fight of the Night award. MMA Fighting reported Ribovics was ineligible for a bonus after the weight miss. Announced live gate: $2,707,768; attendance 16,492, UFC.com said.
The rest of the UFC 332 results, from UFC.com's official list. Early prelims: Johnny Walker KO (knee) Mick Parkin, 3:35 of round one, in his heavyweight debut; Jacobe Smith TKO Bruce Whitehead, 1:32 of round one; Alexander Hernandez TKO Rafael dos Anjos, 3:12 of round two; Ismail Naurdiev decision Marvin Vettori (29-28 on all three cards); Eric Nolan TKO Court McGee, 3:26 of round three. Prelims: Anthony Wint TKO Lucas Armand, 0:23 of round one; Marcus McGhee TKO Anthony Romero, 4:58 of round one; Pinas KO (uppercut) Andrey Pulyaev, 1:15 of round one; Rodriguez TKO (body kick) Alden Coria, 3:11 of round one.
McGee, 22-15, retired after the loss, MMA Fighting reported. Counting UFC.com's list, 11 fights ended in a stoppage; Bloody Elbow called it a record.
UFC 335 is set for Dec. 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, announced during the UFC 332 broadcast. In the main event, BMF champion Charles Oliveira defends against Diego Lopes, who makes his lightweight debut. The co-main event is a five-round heavyweight fight between Alex Pereira and Sergei Pavlovich, the No. 2 ranked heavyweight, UFC.com said. MMA Fighting and Bloody Elbow also report Joe Pyfer vs. Bo Nickal at middleweight on the card.
Ribovics said the hotel's air conditioning came on during Thursday's workout and stopped him sweating, so the cut ran short, MMA Fighting and Bloody Elbow reported. Green said he told referee Herb Dean before the fight, "Let me go out on my shield," and that he is "a little mad" at the stoppage. Bloody Elbow reported Dana White said Dean is having a rough year.
Dana White said at the post-fight press conference that Pinas broke Pulyaev's jaw with the knockout, Bloody Elbow reported; UFC.com's write-up of the press conference carries White saying of the knockout, "he broke his jaw." Wang Cong said in an Instagram statement that she was poked in the right eye in round one and her vision was blocked afterwards, MMA Fighting and Bloody Elbow reported.
Michael Morales said in a video on his social media that his next fight is against Shavkat Rakhmonov, Bloody Elbow reported. On Saturday Bloody Elbow had Morales saying he has a January fight lined up against an opponent he did not name, not Carlos Prates or Ian Machado Garry. A search found no second outlet and no UFC announcement; Rakhmonov has not commented in our sources.
Rankings, UFC.com standard table: the live page and our Oct. 4 snapshot still show Valentina Shevchenko as women's flyweight champion, with Silva No. 1 and Wang No. 8, so the table has not yet been updated for Saturday's result. Compare the official scorecards in the lead.
UFC 335 prices, BetOnline via MMA Fighting, opening to later (American in brackets): Sergei Pavlovich 1.77 (-130) to 1.61 (-164) against Alex Pereira 2.11 (+111), whose later price was not given; Charles Oliveira 1.58 (-172) to 1.68 (-148) against Diego Lopes 2.46 (+146) to 2.26 (+126); Joe Pyfer 1.77 (-130) against Bo Nickal 2.11 (+111), described as little moved.
Prices, Oct. 10 main card, decimal with American in brackets, from BestFightOdds. Opening is the first sportsbook price our archive holds (Oct. 2, 15:53 UTC, FanDuel for every bout); current is the best sportsbook price in the 01:53 UTC Oct. 5 snapshot, with the book named. Prices only, not betting advice.
For FightIQ's read on each fight, see the UFC Fight Night Allen vs. Duncan card page.
Next card: UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan, Meta APEX, Las Vegas. Prelims 10 p.m. UK Saturday, Oct. 10 on UFC Fight Pass; main card 1 a.m. UK Sunday, Oct. 11 on TNT Sports. Main event: Brendan Allen vs. Christian Leroy Duncan, middleweight. Co-main event: Jai Herbert vs. Matheus Camilo, lightweight. UFC.com lists no early prelims.
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