Silva wins the vacant flyweight title on a UFC-record knockout night, Whittaker survives Wallace, and the Oct. 8–10 fight schedule
Natalia Silva claimed the vacant UFC women's flyweight title on a card that set UFC records for knockouts, Ben Whittaker survived three trips to the canvas to win his IBF light heavyweight eliminator in Birmingham, and the Oct. 8–10 watch list leads with UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan plus two boxing world title cards.
This issue covers September 28 – October 4, 2026. Natalia Silva won the vacant UFC women's flyweight title in Salt Lake City on a card that set the promotion's knockout record 12. Ben Whittaker held on to win his IBF light heavyweight eliminator in Birmingham, and Omari Jones stopped Alan Sanchez in Orlando 34. Titles were decided in Denmark, Spain, Mexico and Argentina over the same weekend. Next week the UFC stages a middleweight main event at its Apex studio in Las Vegas, while two boxing world title fights land in Quebec City and Chicago 56.
UFC: Silva wins the vacant flyweight title on a record knockout night
UFC 332 took place on Saturday, October 3 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City 1. Natalia Silva (21-5-1) won the vacant women's flyweight title on a unanimous decision over Wang Cong (10-2), scored 48-47, 49-46 and 48-47 17.
Silva, 29, used her kicks and footwork to stay ahead of Wang through four rounds, and she landed the cleaner combinations when Wang pressed forward in the fifth 8. The belt was vacant because Valentina Shevchenko gave it up with an injury expected to keep her out for up to a year 9.
Payton Talbott (12-1) stopped two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo (25-8-1) at 2:09 of the first round in the bantamweight co-main event, dropping him twice before the finish 17. Talbott asked for a fight with former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley afterward 210.
The card set UFC records with 11 knockouts, nine of them in the first round, and 16 knockdowns across 14 fights 29. Esteban Ribovics (17-3) put King Green (36-18-1) on the canvas several times before referee Herb Dean stopped the lightweight bout at 4:08 of the first round; Green, who had won four straight, said he wanted more time to recover 111.
Roman Kopylov (16-5) handed Ateba Gautier (11-2) his first UFC loss with a first-round knockout at 3:12, and Roberto Soldic (22-4) won his UFC debut over Khaos Williams (16-6) on a unanimous decision, 29-27, 29-28 and 29-27 127.
The rest of the card:
- Heavyweight: Johnny Walker (23-10) knocked out Mick Parkin (10-2) with a knee at 3:35 of the first round in his heavyweight debut 27.
- Heavyweight: Anthony Wint (9-0) stopped Lucas Armand (6-1) in 23 seconds 27.
- Middleweight: Damian Pinas (11-1) knocked out Andrey Pulyaev (10-6) with an uppercut at 1:15, a punch that reportedly broke Pulyaev's jaw 27.
- Flyweight: Imanol Rodriguez (8-1) stopped Alden Coria (13-4) with a kick at 3:11 of the first round 27.
- Featherweight: Marcus McGhee (12-2) finished short-notice replacement Anthony Romero at 4:58 of the first round 12.
- Welterweight: Jacobe Smith (13-0) stopped Bruce Whitehead (8-3) at 1:32 of the first round 12.
- Lightweight: Alexander Hernandez (19-9) knocked out former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (32-18) at 3:12 of the second round 12.
- Middleweight: Ismail Naurdiev (26-8) beat Marvin Vettori (19-11-1) on a unanimous decision, 29-28 on all three cards 7.
- Welterweight: Eric Nolan (9-5) stopped Court McGee (22-15) at 3:26 of the third round; McGee retired after the loss 12.
The UFC paid four $100,000 Performance of the Night bonuses, to Kopylov, Rodriguez, Pinas and Walker 2. Six more fighters took $25,000 finish bonuses: Talbott, McGhee, Wint, Smith, Hernandez and Nolan. Ribovics was ineligible for a bonus after he missed weight 2.
Boxing: Whittaker survives Wallace as Birmingham settles three domestic titles
Ben Whittaker (13-0-1) beat Conor Wallace (17-2) on a unanimous decision in their IBF light heavyweight final eliminator at Utilita Arena Birmingham on Saturday, October 3, the judges scoring it 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113 312. Whittaker also kept his WBC Silver title 12.
Whittaker had controlled the first nine rounds. In the 12th, Wallace muscled him around the ring and put him on the canvas three times, twice with Whittaker dragging Wallace down as well; none of the three was ruled a knockdown 313. Whittaker survived to the bell but finished the round spent 13. The win makes him the mandatory challenger, but the unified champion Dmitry Bivol is booked to defend against Callum Smith on December 12, and promoter Eddie Hearn said Whittaker's shot may not come until next summer 3.
Three domestic titles were decided on the undercard:
- Super welterweight: Bilal Fawaz (13-1-1) retained the British title by stopping Eithan James (17-3) at 1:14 of the eighth round, after dropping him twice in the round 1213.
- Flyweight: Hamza Uddin (7-0) won the British and Commonwealth titles by stopping Sean Bruce (8-3) at 2:49 of the eighth round, after dropping him twice in the fifth 1213.
- Super featherweight: Ibraheem Sulaimaan (12-0) retained the English title on a unanimous decision over Sonny Hardy (12-1), 97-93, 96-93 and 97-93 12.
- Super welterweight: Odel Kamara (1-0) stopped Thodoris Ritzakis (5-6-1) at 2:53 of the third round in his professional debut 12.
Boxing: Jones stops Sanchez in Orlando, Gotti avenges Augare in Hartford
Omari Jones (8-0, 5 KOs) stopped Alan Sanchez (24-8-1, 10 KOs) at 0:49 of the second round of an eight-round super welterweight main event at the Caribe Royale in Orlando on Friday, October 2 414. Jones, 23, a bronze medalist at the Paris Olympics, was fighting his first professional main event in his hometown, and the stoppage was his first after three straight decision wins 4. On the same Matchroom Project Series card, Jordan Orozco Hernandez (18-0, 18 KOs) stopped Yusniel Abrahante (8-3, 1 KO) in the sixth round at bantamweight 414.
John Gotti III (3-1, 1 KO) beat Daniel Augare (3-5) on a unanimous decision in their light heavyweight rematch at CES Boxing's Autumn Classic at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford on Saturday, October 3, the judges scoring it 40-35 and 39-36 twice 15. Gotti dropped Augare in the second round, and Augare went the distance for the first time in his career 15. Augare had knocked Gotti out in the third round of their first meeting, a year earlier 15.
Boxing: title nights in Denmark, Spain, Mexico, Argentina and Pennsylvania
Friday, Oct. 2 — Odense, Denmark: Elias Favour (9-0) won the vacant International Danish super featherweight title on a unanimous decision over Narek Sachbazjan (6-1-1). Swiss cruiserweight Benoit Huber (11-6) beat Denmark's Ditlev Rossing (22-2) over eight rounds 16.
Saturday, Oct. 3 — North Versailles, Pennsylvania: Salvatore "Triple Dog" DeSimone (7-0, 2 KOs) beat Mike Conway (7-6-1) on a unanimous decision, 80-72 on all three cards, to win the vacant UBF All Americas lightweight title at Sunny Days Arena 17.
Sunday, Oct. 4 — Boadilla del Monte, Spain: all three featured fights on JHM Promotions' card ended in split decisions. Jose Luis Navarro Jr (18-2-1) won the vacant EBU super middleweight title over Damian Biacho (22-2); Aaron Alhambra (19-2-1) took the vacant EBU welterweight title from Anes Messaoudi (18-1-2); and Brian Pelaez (19-8-2) won the vacant EBU Silver lightweight title over Antonio Collado (22-4) 18.
Sunday, Oct. 4 — Mexico City: Jesús Estrada (14-1-1) survived a fifth-round knockdown to win the WBC FECARBOX Silver super welterweight title on a split decision over Ulises Cisneros (12-2), 97-92, 94-95 and 95-94. Former WBC light flyweight champion Yessenia Gómez (22-4) outpointed Rubí Molina (14-14) over eight rounds 19.
Sunday, Oct. 4 — Buenos Aires: Diego Sánchez (13-1-1) knocked out Leonardo Uzcátegui (27-11-3) in the sixth round to win the South American super lightweight title, and Milagros Herrera (8-0) won the WBC Latino bantamweight title on a unanimous decision over Mia Soledad Nievas, 99-91 on all three cards 20.
Upcoming cards: Oct. 8–10 watch list
The UFC returns to its Apex studio on Saturday, and boxing stages two world title cards on either side of the Atlantic 56.
| Event & Date | Venue & start time (ET) | Distribution | Matchup & records | Stakes & division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan Sat, Oct. 10, 2026 5 | Meta APEX, Las Vegas, NV Main card 8:00 p.m. ET Prelims 5:00 p.m. ET | Paramount+ | Brendan Allen (27-7) vs. Christian Leroy Duncan (15-2) 21 | Middleweight main event |
| UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan Sat, Oct. 10, 2026 | Meta APEX, Las Vegas, NV Main card 8:00 p.m. ET | Paramount+ | Matheus Camilo (11-3) vs. Jai Herbert (14-6-1) 21 | Lightweight co-main event |
| UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan Sat, Oct. 10, 2026 | Meta APEX, Las Vegas, NV Main card 8:00 p.m. ET | Paramount+ | Loopy Godinez (14-6) vs. Ketlen Souza (17-6) 21 | Women's strawweight |
| UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan Sat, Oct. 10, 2026 | Meta APEX, Las Vegas, NV Main card 8:00 p.m. ET | Paramount+ | Andre Fili (25-14) vs. Kai Kamaka III (18-8-1) 21 | Featherweight |
| UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan Sat, Oct. 10, 2026 | Meta APEX, Las Vegas, NV Main card 8:00 p.m. ET | Paramount+ | Julius Walker (7-3) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (37-22) 21 | Light heavyweight |
| UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan Sat, Oct. 10, 2026 | Meta APEX, Las Vegas, NV Main card 8:00 p.m. ET | Paramount+ | Malcolm Wellmaker (10-2) vs. Otari Tanzilovi (10-2) 21 | Bantamweight |
| Iglesias vs. Zaren Thu, Oct. 8, 2026 22 | Capitole, Quebec City, QC 6:30 p.m. ET 6 | DAZN | Osleys Iglesias (15-0, 14 KOs) vs. Oliver Zaren (19-0-1, 8 KOs) 22 | IBF and IBO super middleweight titles |
| Iglesias vs. Zaren Thu, Oct. 8, 2026 | Capitole, Quebec City, QC 6:30 p.m. ET | DAZN | Wilkens Mathieu (16-0, 11 KOs) vs. Vladimir Shishkin (17-2, 11 KOs) 22 | NABF super middleweight title |
| Kim vs. Kuwahara Fri, Oct. 9, 2026 22 | Somyu Center, Seoul, South Korea 4:30 p.m. local | Not announced | Woo-Hyeon Kim (12-1, 1 KO) vs. Taku Kuwahara (14-3, 9 KOs) 22 | WBA Asia super flyweight title |
| Schofield vs. Bahdi Sat, Oct. 10, 2026 22 | Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL 8:00 p.m. ET 6 | DAZN | Floyd Schofield (19-0, 13 KOs) vs. Lucas Bahdi (20-0, 15 KOs) 22 | Vacant WBA lightweight title |
| Schofield vs. Bahdi Sat, Oct. 10, 2026 | Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL 8:00 p.m. ET | DAZN | Ricardo Sandoval (27-2, 18 KOs) vs. Sergio Mendoza (27-1, 23 KOs) 22 | WBC and WBA flyweight titles |
| Agrba vs. Abdullaev Sat, Oct. 10, 2026 22 | Akademiya edinoborstv RMK, Yekaterinburg, Russia 8:00 a.m. ET | Not announced | Khariton Agrba (17-1, 9 KOs) vs. Zaur Abdullaev (21-2, 13 KOs) 22 | WBA interim super lightweight title |
| Vogel vs. Diallo Sat, Oct. 10, 2026 22 | Ballhaus Arena, Aschersleben, Germany 6:00 p.m. local | Not announced | Julian Vogel (19-0-2, 10 KOs) vs. Bakari Diallo (13-2, 8 KOs) 22 | WBO and IBF Youth super welterweight titles |
Also confirmed for the week, with the details the sources published:
- Sat, Oct. 10 — Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Khalid Twaiti (16-1) vs. Gerardo Zapata for the vacant USBA bantamweight title at the Keystone Grand Ballroom, 7:00 p.m. ET 22.
- Sat, Oct. 10 — Long Beach, California: Julius Ballo (4-0) vs. Carlos Torres in a featherweight main event at Thunder Studios, 6:00 p.m. PT 22.
Storylines to watch
- Natalia Silva's first defense is likely to come against the champion she replaced. Valentina Shevchenko vacated the belt with an injury that could keep her out for up to a year, and she answered Silva's win with a short message: "Don't get too comfortable" 23.
- Payton Talbott has now beaten a former champion in consecutive fights and wants Sean O'Malley next 910.
- Ben Whittaker's title shot will wait. Dmitry Bivol defends the unified light heavyweight titles against Callum Smith on December 12, and Hearn floated a Whittaker-Wallace rematch in the meantime 3.
- Two unbeaten lightweights meet for a vacated world title in Chicago: Floyd Schofield (19-0) and Lucas Bahdi (20-0) fight for the WBA belt last held by Gervonta Davis 6.
References
- 1UFC 332 Results: Silva vs. Wang
mmafighting.com
- 2UFC 332 bonuses: Four score $100K at historic show for stoppages
mmajunkie.usatoday.com
- 3Whittaker Survives Wallace In IBF Eliminator
fightnews.com
- 4Omari Jones Overpowers Alan Sanchez, Gets 2nd-Round TKO
ringmagazine.com
- 5UFC Vegas 122: Allen vs Duncan date, time, tickets, stream
schedule.fightmag.com
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- 16Results From Odense, Denmark
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- 18Night Of Split Decisions In Spain
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- 19Results From Mexico City
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- 20Results From Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- 22Boxing Schedule
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