UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
| UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 3, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Wells Fargo Arena | |||
| City | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo (also known as UFC Fight Night 256 and UFC on ESPN+ 114) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on May 3, 2025 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, United States.[1]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's debut in Des Moines and first visit to the state of Iowa since UFC 26 in June 2000.[1]
A bantamweight bout between former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen and former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo is expected to headline the event.[2]
Fight card
[edit]| Fight card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Cory Sandhagen | vs. | Deiveson Figueiredo | ||||
| Middleweight | Reinier de Ridder | vs. | Bo Nickal | ||||
| Welterweight | Santiago Ponzinibbio | vs. | Daniel Rodriguez | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Yana Santos | vs. | Miesha Tate | ||||
Announced bouts
[edit]- Lightweight bout: Jeremy Stephens vs. Mason Jones[4]
- Bantamweight bout: Marlon Vera vs. Mario Bautista[5]
- Women's Strawweight bout: Marina Rodriguez vs. Gillian Robertson[6]
- Featherweight bout: Trevor Peek vs. Lee Jeong-yeong[7]
- Bantamweight bout: Cameron Smotherman vs. Serhiy Sidey[8]
- Light Heavyweight bout: Junior Tafa vs. Tuco Tokkos[9]
- Bantamweight bout: Montel Jackson vs. Daniel Marcos[10]
- Middleweight bout: Ryan Loder vs. Azamat Bekoev[11]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Craig Pekios (2025-01-28). "Report – The UFC heads back to Iowa for the first time in 25 years". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2025-02-20). "Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cory Sandhagen to headline UFC Des Moines event in May". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ Markey, Ross (2025-03-13). "Jeremy Stephens books Octagon return in fight with Mason Jones at UFC Des Moines in May". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "UFC Des Moines adding Marlon "Chito" Vera - Mario Bautista (Report)". Empire Sports Media. 2025-02-26. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2025-02-02). "UFC: Marina Rodriguez to face Gillian Robertson on May 3". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2025-02-04). "Trevor Peek drops to Featherweight, draws Jeong Yeong Lee for UFC Iowa date on May 3, 2025". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ^ Nolan King (2025-02-06). "Rising UFC bantamweights Serhiy Sidey, Cameron Smotherman booked for May showdown". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ Michael Aldon (2025-02-26). "UFC Fighter Facing Release Takes on Much Bigger Opponent". athlonsports.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ Timothy Wheaton (2025-02-28). "Montel Jackson vs. Daniel Marcos Announced for UFC in Des Moines on May 3". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ^ Nolan King and Mike Bohn (2025-03-05). "Azamat Bekoev vs. Ryan Loder heads to UFC Des Moines". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
