UFC 332 Predictions & Best Bets: Silva vs. Wang (Full Card Picks)

UFC 332 hits Salt Lake City's Delta Center on Saturday, October 3 — the first numbered UFC main card on CBS — with a vacant women's flyweight title on the line and a card the MMAnomaly Show rated around a 7 to 7.5. Pip and Nano ran the Predictions & Best Bets stream while Olin recovered, broke down all 14 fights, and locked a three-leg underdog-leaning parlay. Here's how the show sees every matchup.

Main Card Picks

Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong (Women's Flyweight Title)

Vacant 125-pound gold after Valentina Shevchenko's injury pullout. The show framed it as striker vs. striker with a grappling edge for Silva: seven career submissions, better late-round cardio in a five-round fight, and a path to time Wang's kicks and hunt the rear-naked choke the way Gabriella Fernandes once finished her. Pip took Silva by submission (late). Nano took Silva by decision. Soft lock energy, not a smash.

Best bet angle: Silva moneyline; submission props if you want juice.

Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Payton Talbott (Bantamweight)

Old bull vs. young calf after a spicy faceoff shove. Most of the room — and the chat — treated Talbott as the card lock on speed and trajectory. One host pushed back hard: Figueiredo by unanimous decision, respecting the former flyweight champ's power at the new weight and calling it Talbott's toughest test. Majority lean is still Talbott; the interesting ticket is Figgy at plus money.

Best bet angle: Talbott if you want the chalk lock; Figueiredo ML if you want the show's contrarian side.

King Green vs. Esteban Ribovics (Lightweight)

Certified violence. The show loved Green's swagger at 40 with 50-plus pro fights, but both hosts landed on the younger swarmer. Pip: Ribovics by TKO, round 3. Nano: Ribovics ("the young buck"). Pace, aggression, and Green's recent defensive lapses against Terence against a guy who will eat one to land two.

Best bet angle: Ribovics ML; KO/TKO if you want a priced-up finish.

Roberto Soldić vs. Khaos Williams (Welterweight)

Highest knockout math on the card. Nano opened on Williams by KO (Detroit power, "see it before I believe the hype" on the debutant). Pip flipped to Soldić by knockout, round 2 on resume and skill edge — Yaroslav Poberezhets-level competition vs. Williams' inconsistency. Split pick, shared expectation of fireworks.

Best bet angle: Fight goes under / either fighter by KO; Soldić ML is the more analytical side.

Ateba Gautier vs. Roman Kopylov (Middleweight)

Catman vs. the Russian Empire. Consensus chalk: Gautier. Contender Series knockout pedigree, five straight UFC wins, and the nuclear left hand, with a note that a more patient, sambo-tinged Gautier might mix takedowns instead of pure blitzes. Kopylov is always dangerous spinning and cutting the cage; the show still banked the favorite.

Best bet angle: Gautier ML as the "take it to the bank" main-card side.

Prelims Picks

Imanol Rodriguez vs. Alden Coria (Flyweight)

Pip admitted he *wanted* Rodriguez (Hitman pressure, DC-camp work) and still couldn't get there. Both hosts took Coria — six-fight win streak, three UFC wins, the Americano grinding another one out. Coria also landed in the show's locked parlay.

Damian Pinas vs. Andrey Pulyaev (Middleweight)

Touch of Death. Short-list lock. Pip: Pinas by KO/TKO around round 2 after Pulyaev survives the first. Chat piled on Pinas first-round KO tickets. Durability questions on whether Pinas has ever truly seen a third round; the show still trusts the flush power.

Marcus McGhee vs. Anthony Romero (Featherweight)

Bernardo Sopaj's injury opened a short-notice debut for UNF champ Romero at featherweight. Nano and Pip both rode the skateboarder: McGhee, too strong and too technical for a three-day camp. McGhee was Nano's personal lock of the night.

Anthony Wint vs. Lucas Armand (Heavyweight)

Meats and potatoes. Wint on the streak and the favorite's chair — also leg one of the show parlay. "See it before I believe it" applied to Armand's debut.

Early Prelims Picks

Johnny Walker vs. Mick Parkin (Heavyweight)

Walker's move up raises more questions than answers — speed and athleticism were his best traits at 205. Pip: Parkin by knockout, round 2 (younger, better grappling edge, cleaner boxing than the Preski fight suggested). The show leaned away from Walker even while admitting affection for the wild man.

Jacobe Smith vs. Bruce Whitehead (Welterweight)

Undefeated wrestling nightmare vs. UFC debut. Easy chalk: Smith, likely TKO via ground-and-pound early. Whitehead has a puncher's chance; the show did not care.

Rafael dos Anjos vs. Alexander Hernandez (Lightweight)

Legacy name vs. fresher legs. Consensus: Hernandez, with finish interest at plus money. Respect for RDA's résumé, move-on energy for 2026.

Marvin Vettori vs. Ismail Naurdiev (Middleweight)

Four-fight skid vs. faster range striking. Pip still took Vettori — pressure, clinch, never-been-finished durability, and Iron Turtle problems for Naurdiev if it hits the later rounds. Decision grind, not a highlight-reel pick. Chat was mixed.

Court McGee vs. Eric Nolan (Welterweight)

Hometown dad strength in Salt Lake City. Nano: McGee by decision. Pip: McGee by submission (RNC around round 2). Slim pickings either way; the show stayed with the Utah vet.

Best Bets & The Show Parlay

• Locks called out on stream: Payton Talbott (majority), Marcus McGhee, Damian Pinas; Natalia Silva as a soft main-event lean.

• Locked parlay (Nano): Anthony Wint + Damian Pinas + Alden Coria at about +208.

• Contrarian tickets worth tracking: Figueiredo ML, Soldić vs. the Williams hype, Parkin over Walker.

Card vibe from the desk: not UFC 300, but stacked enough — title fight, prospect tests, and enough violence to keep DraftKings open. We'll score every pick on the Reactions & What's Next show after the dust settles in Utah.

Stay tuned…