Bantamweight Contender Hungry For Shot at Belt

Cory Sandhagen (18-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC) got the job done three weeks ago in devastating fashion. During the May 3 UFC Des Moines card inside Wells Fargo Arena, Sandhagen took top-billing on the evening as he was booked to fight former UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figuereido (24-5-1 MMA, 13-5-1 UFC) in the headlining contest.

During the second round of an advertised five in the Iowa Barnstormers’ home arena, Sandhagen unleashed a burst of ground and pound shots. Although Figuereido attempted to secure a submission, the former was quick to reverse the script.

With under a minute remaining on the second-round clock, Cory Sandhagen began to land another surge of ground and pound before the referee…