Cory Sandhagen is clear minded about his intentions as he approaches his sixth main event on May 3.
He needs to take out former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo, and he’d like to do so in a way that puts him back in the thick of the bantamweight title picture. Part of the clarity comes with age and experience. The Colorado native has 14 UFC fights under his belt, and about half of that tenure has been spent in the division’s ultracompetitive Top 10.
The 33-year-old conveys a sharp sense of urgency when it comes to his pursuit of the elusive UFC title heading into his headliner in Des Moines, Iowa.