UFC Des Moines is headlined by a bantamweight bout between No. 4 ranked Cory Sandhagen (17-5) and No. 5 ranked Deiveson Figueiredo (24-4-1).
Both fighters will entered Saturday’s main event coming off a loss. Sandhagen lost to Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision last August. The loss snapped a three-fight winning streak.
Figueiredo, a former two-time flyweight champion, was defeated by former bantamweight titleholder Petr Yan in his last fight. He moved up to the 135-pound weight class after losing the flyweight title in January 2023. He reeled off three consecutive wins before losing to Yan.
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