Former undisputed flyweight champion, Deiveson Figueiredo is about to headline an upcoming UFC Battle Evening Des Moines card in opposition to former bantamweight title challenger, Cory Sandhagen — in a excessive stakes pairing at 135lbs on Could 3. on the Wells Fargo Enviornment in Iowa.
Figueiredo, the present quantity 5 ranked bantamweight contender, most just lately headlined UFC Battle Evening Macau final November in opposition to common-foe, former champion, Petr Yan in a one-sided unanimous resolution loss over the course of 5 rounds.
As for perennial challenger, Sandhagen, the present quantity 4 rated challenger headlined UFC Battle Evening Abu Dhabi final summer season, struggling a complete unanimous judging loss to most up-to-date title challenger, Umar Nurmagomedov.
Deiveson Figueiredo headlines UFC Des Moines card in opposition to Cory Sandhagen
“UFC sets Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cory Sandhagen match for May 3.” Guimaraes posted on X. “The event does not yet have a defined location, but the expectation is that it will be in Des Moines, Iowa (USA). Fighters await position to find out whether the fight will last 3 or 5 rounds.”
EXCLUSIVO: UFC encaminha duelo entre Deiveson Figueiredo x Cory Sandhagen para o dia 3 de maio
O evento ainda não possui native definido, mas a expectativa é que seja em Des Moines, Iowa (EUA).
Lutadores aguardam posição para saber se luta terá 3 ou 5 rounds pic.twitter.com/hfoYR71jqm
— Léo Guimaraes (@leoguimaraesmma) February 20, 2025
Reserving his second straight predominant occasion conflict in his bantamweight run, Para fan-favorite, Figueiredo had beforehand landed a powerful three consecutive victories on the weight class since his transfer from the flyweight restrict.
Debuting in a unanimous resolution win over Rob Font, Figueiredo then submitted former bantamweight champion, Cody Garbrandt at UFC 300 final yr, earlier than taking residence a unanimous resolution win over former title challenger, Marlon Vera.
Competing for interim bantamweight spoils again in 2021, fan-favorite technician, Sandhagen noticed his personal spectacular three-fight successful run halted in his loss to Nurmagomedov final summer season.
In three back-to-back headlining affairs, Sandhagen completed incoming UFC Seattle headliner, Tune Yadong, earlier than taking in resolution successes in opposition to the duo of Font and Vera.
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Publish date : 2025-02-20 20:33:03
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