Cory Sandhagen scored a massive win in the UFC Des Moines headliner, forcing Deiveson Figueiredo to tap out in the second round of their high-stakes bantamweight clash.
After a relatively slow start to the first round, things picked up at the halfway point with Sandhagen securing a takedown. Figueiredo grabbed hold of Sandhagen’s leg and looked to cinch in a knee bar and a heel hook, but that just made it easier for Sandhagen to light him up with some solid ground and pound strikes on the mat.
In the second stanza, Figueiredo initiated the first takedown and momentarily got top control, but Sandhagen went for his own knee bar, forcing Figueiredo to play defense.