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Matches to Make After UFC Des Moines

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Iowa for UFC Des Moines. The 12-fight card was headlined by a five-round fight between bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen and former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo. It also featured former One Championship middleweight and light heavyweight titleholder Reinier de Ridder give 185-pound prospect Bo Nickal his toughest fight to date.

Here are five matches to make following UFC Des Moines.

Sandhagen (18-5) got back into the win column by getting a second-round TKO over Figueiredo (24-5-1), who injured his knee during the fight.