Paulo Costa has threatened to leave the UFC for good if his demands for an interim title fight are not met.On Saturday, Dana White‘s promotion announced that Natalia Silva and Wang Cong will headline UFC 332 in a championship bout after Valentina Shevchenko vacated her flyweight belt due to injury.Shevchenko was meant to defend the women’s flyweight title in the main event of UFC 332 – but sustained an injury which forced her to withdrawGettyCong now has a golden opportunity to step in and become a first-time UFC champion on October 3GettyThe Salt Lake City card, which will be free to watch on CBS in the US, marks the first UFC women’s title main event in over three years.But it has since received overwhelming criticism from MMA fans, with some labelling the announcement an ‘absolute disgrace.’Others have said UFC 332 is by far ‘the worst numbered card of all time.’With Silva undefeated in the UFC and Cong losing just one of her seven promotional appearances, the argument is not about either fighter being undeserving of a title shot, but rather the event in full.View Tweet: https://x.com/hashtag/UFC332?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwOutside of the main event, there is a real lack of star power, with Deiveson Figueiredo, who has lost his last two fights, facing the unproven Payton Talbott in the chief support act.This has prompted big names in the sport, including UFC light heavyweight star Costa, to try and come up with a solution.Costa slams UFC’s double standardsMoments after UFC 332 was announced, Costa, who has been linked to signing with Eddie Hearn’s talent agency, took to social media and lambasted the promotion’s decision.He believes an interim belt for his division should be put on the line, with current champion Carlos Ulberg also out injured for the foreseeable future.“UFC stripped Valentina of her belt due to injury, [yet] Carlos Ulberg is injured and will maybe fight in the second semester of 2027,” Costa explained.“Put the light heavyweight interim belt on the line and I will come to save the division.Costa wants to fight for the interim light heavyweight title at UFC 332, or he will quit the promotion after the last fight of his contractGetty“UFC refused to put the light heavyweight interim belt on the line. Why? I don’t know… I told them, but they refused.”Costa has just one fight left on his current UFC contract and has previously aired his frustrations at the promotion’s matchmaking.Last time out, he cemented his status as a real threat at 205lbs with a vicious head kick knockout of Azamat Murzakanov at UFC 327.In the main event of the UFC 327 card in Miami, Ulberg became a first-time champion by stopping Jiri Prochazka in one round after blowing out his knee early in the fight.“I have only one fight to become a free agent,” Costa added.“If there’s no belt on the line, I’m gonna fight someone else for three rounds and get out of my UFC contract.Ulberg knocked out Prochazka with essentially one working leg to be crowned the new 205lbs champion at UFC 327Getty“UFC: Two standards like always.”Although Costa’s suggestion to add another championship fight to UFC 332 seems reasonable, it’s unlikely the promotion will adjust its plans less than one month out for the event.Shevchenko’s coach Pavel Fedotov said ligament injuries to her shoulders and back prompted the team’s decision to take time out to recover.And Ulberg’s injury is arguably worse, as he underwent surgery in Las Vegas in April to repair a torn ACL in his right knee.Optimistically, the New Zealand champion put his recovery timeline at six to eight months after surgery, although it’s likely to be later.Should Costa get his wish, it could offer Prochazka or former champion Magomed Ankalaev — who bounced back from dropping the belt to Alex Pereira by knocking out Bogdan Guskov in July — another shot at gold.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, Tom Aspinall and Sean Strickland feature – but big stars such as Alex Pereira and Arman Tsarukyan miss out.