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UFC 332 Start Time and How to Watch: Silva vs. Wang on CBS and Paramount+

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UFC 332 Start Time and How to Watch: Silva vs. Wang on CBS and Paramount+
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Key takeaways
  • 🔑 UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The early prelims start at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT), the prelims at 6 p.m. ET and the main card at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT), an hour earlier than usual.
  • The main card is a simulcast on CBS and Paramount+, the first time a full UFC numbered-event main card has aired on both, according to Paramount+. CBS coverage is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET after college football, while the early prelims and prelims stream on Paramount+ only.
  • There is no pay-per-view. Paramount+ lists UFC 332 in both its Essential plan ($8.99 a month, with ads) and Premium plan ($13.99 a month, ad-free) as of Oct. 3, 2026. Only Premium includes the live local CBS station, so Essential subscribers watch the main card in the Paramount+ app.
  • Natalia Silva (20-5-1 entering the fight) and Wang Cong (10-1) meet in a five-round bout for the vacant UFC women’s flyweight title, the first UFC main event for both, per Paramount+. The belt is vacant after Valentina Shevchenko withdrew from the scheduled title fight with an injury.
  • The final card has 14 bouts: five on the main card, four on the prelims and five on the early prelims. Esteban Ribovics missed the lightweight limit at 156.5 pounds and was fined 20% of his purse, and his bout with King Green is reported to be going ahead at a catchweight.
  • This is a how-to-watch guide only: no bout had started as of the morning of Oct. 3, 2026 (ET), and no results are reported here. Cards can change up to fight time, so confirm on UFC.com or Paramount+. No odds, favorites or win probabilities are used anywhere on this page.

UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang starts Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, with the early prelims at 4 p.m. ET and the main card at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+, and there is no pay-per-view. The card from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City is headlined by Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong for the vacant UFC women’s flyweight title. This is a viewing guide only: as of the morning of Oct. 3, 2026 (ET), no bout has started, and we report no results here.

What time does UFC 332 start on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026?

The early prelims start at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT), the prelims at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT) and the main card at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). According to the UFC and Paramount+, that main-card time is an hour earlier than usual for a numbered event. The Delta Center sits in the Mountain time zone, so the main card starts at 6 p.m. there, and at 7 p.m. in the Central zone.

SegmentETPT
Early prelims4 p.m.1 p.m.
Prelims6 p.m.3 p.m.
Main card8 p.m.5 p.m.

What channel is UFC 332 on?

The main card airs live on CBS and streams on Paramount+, while the early prelims and prelims are on Paramount+ only. Paramount+ says it is the first time a full main card from a UFC numbered event has been simulcast on both. CBS coverage is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT), right after its college football coverage, so the exact CBS start depends on that game; Paramount+ lists the main card at 8 p.m. ET. To use CBS, you need a digital antenna or a cable, satellite or live-TV package that carries your local station.

Is UFC 332 pay-per-view?

No. UFC 332 is not pay-per-view: Paramount+ says it costs the price of a subscription with no extra fees, and the main card is also on CBS. Paramount+ lists the 2026 UFC schedule, including this event, as part of both of its plans, live and on demand.

Which Paramount+ plan do you need for UFC 332?

Either plan streams the whole card, but only the Premium plan includes your local live CBS station. As listed on Paramount+’s UFC 332 page on Oct. 3, 2026, Essential is $8.99 a month with ads ($89.99 a year) and Premium is $13.99 a month without ads ($139.99 a year), plus applicable taxes. Prices can change, so check the checkout page. Paramount+ also says replays and highlights are uploaded shortly after each fight ends.

What is the full UFC 332 fight card?

The final card has 14 bouts, five on the main card, four on the prelims and five on the early prelims, and Silva vs. Wang is the main event. Bouts below follow the order on the UFC’s event page, and running order can change.

Main card (8 p.m. ET, CBS and Paramount+)

ClassBout
Women’s flyweight, titleNatalia Silva vs. Wang Cong
BantamweightDeiveson Figueiredo vs. Payton Talbott
LightweightKing Green vs. Esteban Ribovics
WelterweightRoberto Soldic vs. Khaos Williams
MiddleweightAteba Gautier vs. Roman Kopylov

Prelims (6 p.m. ET, Paramount+)

ClassBout
FlyweightImanol Rodriguez vs. Alden Coria
MiddleweightDamian Pinas vs. Andrey Pulyaev
FeatherweightMarcus McGhee vs. Anthony Romero
HeavyweightAnthony Wint vs. Lucas Armand

Early prelims (4 p.m. ET, Paramount+)

ClassBout
HeavyweightJohnny Walker vs. Mick Parkin
WelterweightJacobe Smith vs. Bruce Whitehead
LightweightRafael dos Anjos vs. Alexander Hernandez
MiddleweightMarvin Vettori vs. Ismail Naurdiev
WelterweightCourt McGee vs. Eric Nolan

Paramount+ calls Figueiredo vs. Talbott the co-main event and describes the main event as a five-round fight. It also bills Soldic as making his long-awaited UFC debut and Utah native McGee as fighting for the final time in his career.

Why is the UFC women’s flyweight title vacant?

The title is vacant because Valentina Shevchenko withdrew from the scheduled title fight with an injury, a change reported in early September 2026. Wang Cong then took the opposite corner against Silva for the vacant belt. Paramount+ says it is the first UFC main event for both fighters. Entering the fight, Silva is 20-5-1 and Wang is 10-1; the other records Paramount+ lists are Figueiredo 25-7-1, Talbott 11-1, Green 36-17-1 and Ribovics 16-3.

Did anyone miss weight or change the UFC 332 card?

One fighter missed weight: Esteban Ribovics weighed 156.5 pounds for the 156-pound lightweight limit and was fined 20% of his purse. His bout with King Green, who weighed 155.5, is reported to be going ahead at a catchweight. Silva (125) and Wang (124.5) both made weight, so the title fight is official, and no bouts were reported canceled after Friday’s weigh-ins on Oct. 2. Earlier, Anthony Romero replaced the injured Bernardo Sopaj against Marcus McGhee, and the bout moved to featherweight. Some older previews still show McGhee vs. Sopaj, and a few lists show 13 bouts because they omit Smith vs. Whitehead; the UFC’s own page shows all 14.

Who is calling UFC 332, and where is it held?

The broadcast lineup the UFC announced on Sept. 28 has Jon Anik on play-by-play with Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier as color commentators. Kate Scott hosts the desk with analysts including Chris Weidman and Michael Chiesa, and Megan Olivi handles fight-night interviews. The event is at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, the UFC’s fifth visit to the city and its first since UFC 307 in October 2024, according to event reference records.

What should you check before the early prelims start?

Check the UFC’s event page or the Paramount+ app before 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, because a card can change right up to fight time. This guide reflects the card and schedule as of the morning of Oct. 3 (ET), and it goes out of date once the first bout begins and the night’s results come in. If your plan is the main card on CBS, tune in by 7:30 p.m. ET, and if you want every fight, start on Paramount+ at 4 p.m. ET.

How we verified this
Time-sensitivity check: Written at about 9 a.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, roughly seven hours before the early prelims. We checked the promotion’s event page, headline feeds and weigh-in reports, and nothing had started. Pages labeled “results” or “live now” were pre-published templates, not results, so no result is reported anywhere in this piece. Start times and channels: Cross-checked across five independent sources: the promotion’s event page and viewing guide, the Paramount+ press release dated Sept. 29, 2026, Paramount+’s own how-to-watch page, a satellite-provider guide and a sports-news how-to-watch article. All agree on 4, 6 and 8 p.m. ET and on the CBS plus Paramount+ simulcast. The 7:30 p.m. ET CBS start comes from the press release and the provider guide and is tied to the end of CBS’s college football coverage, so the exact CBS tune-in could shift. PT, Central and Mountain times are simple offsets from the published ET times. Prices and plans: Read directly from Paramount+’s own page on Oct. 3, 2026 (Essential $8.99 a month or $89.99 a year with ads; Premium $13.99 a month or $139.99 a year without ads; live local CBS in Premium only). That page says prices are current as of its publication, so they can change. The press release itself says only that UFC is included, without prices. Fight card: 14 bouts compared across the promotion’s event page (raw page), the press release, an event reference entry and a post-weigh-in card report. Two secondary summaries conflicted with the rest: one omitted Smith vs. Whitehead (13 bouts) and one still listed the older McGhee vs. Sopaj pairing. We followed the promotion’s own page and the post-weigh-in list. One summary of the promotion’s page for non-US viewers described a Fight Pass pay-per-view; that is template text and does not apply to the US, where Paramount+ states there is no pay-per-view. Weigh-ins: Ribovics at 156.5 pounds, the 20% purse fine and the proceeding bout were reported consistently by several independent outlets. The word “catchweight” comes from those reports rather than an official statement we saw, so it is attributed as reported. No cancellations had been reported as of the morning of Oct. 3, 2026. Broadcast team: Reported by outlets citing the promotion’s Sept. 28 announcement. They agree on Anik, Rogan, Cormier, Scott, Weidman, Chiesa and Olivi, but one outlet also lists Rashad Evans at the desk and the others do not, so desk analysts are named as “including” Weidman and Chiesa. Records and promotional claims: Fight records are the pre-fight figures from the Paramount+ press release. Rankings are omitted because they change. Soldic’s UFC debut and McGee’s final fight are Paramount+ promotional wording and are attributed. Venue history (fifth UFC visit, first since UFC 307) comes from a single reference entry. The reason for the vacant title is limited to “an injury,” as reported in early September 2026. Still moving at write time: The card can change up to fight time, and the CBS start depends on the preceding game. No betting odds, spreads, or win-probability models appear anywhere on this page.