Overview
- Multiple outlets, citing Ag. Fight, reported Tuesday that Valentina Shevchenko withdrew from the rumored title fight with Natalia Silva because of an injury and the UFC removed the bout from its event listing.
- UFC CEO Dana White said the promotion will announce a new main event “this week,” signaling matchmakers are racing to fill the Oct. 3 slot roughly one month out.
- With Shevchenko–Silva gone, UFC 332 currently has no confirmed main or co‑main event and its highest‑profile confirmed fight is Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Payton Talbott.
- The promotion explored alternatives, including a proposed interim light‑heavyweight plan involving names like Jiri Prochazka, Paulo Costa and Magomed Ankalaev, but those negotiations reportedly fell through and several divisions remain constrained by injuries or recent bookings.
- Fans expressed broad displeasure when Shevchenko–Silva was floated as a numbered‑event headliner, increasing pressure on the UFC to secure a more marketable replacement and fueling questions about the possibility of an interim title or a surprise short‑notice main event.