Dana White has received criticism from the MMA world after mistakenly confusing Wang Cong with her opponent ahead of UFC 332.Cong fights Natalia Silva for the women’s flyweight title vacated by Valentina Shevchenko in the main event of the Salt Lake City card this weekend.Cong, right, can become just the second undisputed UFC champion from China after Zhang Weili if she defeats SilvaGettyThe event also features a co-main event between former champion Deiveson Figueiredo and bantamweight prospect Payton Talbott, while King Green, debutant Roberto Soldic and undefeated middleweight Ateba Gautier are high on the card in respective bouts.When UFC 332 was first announced, fans questioned whether it deserved a numbered title, which the promotion usually associates with its biggest shows of the year.Even former champion Israel Adesanya initially thought UFC 332 was a Fight Night show, a smaller event that usually takes place abroad.And with Cong outside the top five flyweight rankings, there are also concerns over why the Chinese star was thrust straight into the title spotlight against the division’s No. 1 contender, Silva.View Tweet: https://t.co/wT4Xty6K5hWhite had the chance to explain his decision-making process at UFC 332’s pre-fight press conference on Thursday.Sadly, his comments have made the discourse around the event worse.White recalls Cong’s record incorrectlyAsked why Cong was worthy of the title shot, White responded in a media scrum via MMA Fighting: “Well, she’s ranked number eight.“If you look at what she’s done and her body of work, she’s 10-1, she beat Rose Namajunas, she beat [Jessica] Andrade, she beat [Alexa] Grasso, and she beat Valentina Shevchenko in a kickboxing match.“As you look through the roster and look at who Shevchenko has beaten and cleaned out, she is the one that should be fighting on Saturday night.”Unfortunately for the UFC CEO, he’s not quite right.It is actually Silva who has beaten Namajunas, Andrade and Grasso in her last three UFC appearancesGettyThe Brazilian outpointed Namajunas in January at UFC 324 to cement her status as the division’s number one contenderGettyWhile Cong is indeed 10-1 and has a victory over former champion Shevchenko, she’s never fought Namajunas, Andrade, or Grasso.Instead, ‘The Joker’ has victories over Tracy Cortez, Eduarda Moura and Ariane da Silva in her last three fights, while it is Silva who has defeated the aforementioned.‘Wang was the decision we made,’ says WhiteWhite was also questioned on Cong’s worthiness to fight for the belt during the live press conference.“We’re always trying to find out who the best is — that’s what we care about,” he said.“So in making this fight, Wang, you know, Wang was the decision we made.“Natalia, obviously, on a 14-fight win streak… we’ll see.”White simply stated it was the decision made when asked why Cong was fighting for the title this weekendGettyWhite’s comments come at a time when MMA fans are increasingly accusing the UFC boss of losing interest in his billion-dollar company.Earlier this year, White entered the boxing world alongside Saudi string-puller Turki Alalshikh with Zuffa Boxing.Since then, he has been at the centre of promotional debates over the gigantic clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in December, often clashing with Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn.While his mistake regarding Cong may have been genuine and seem minor, it’s difficult to justify how the UFC head honcho could get this one wrong.talkSPORT's UFC pound-for-pound rankingstalkSPORT.com has collectively voted on the best fighters to form a regularly updated UFC pound-for-pound (P4P) rankings system for the rest of 2026 and beyond.Our P4P list will be updated regularly based on performances in the Octagon — with wins, records, title wins and defences, calibre of opponents, methods of victory and much more all determining who makes it.UFC champions Islam Makhachev, Joshua Van and Sean Strickland feature – but big stars such as Alex Pereira and Tom Aspinall miss out.