For the first time in over 20 years, the UFC brings top-level mixed martial arts to the state of Iowa with UFC Des Moines. In the main event, one-time company title challenger Cory Sandhagen locks horns with former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo. In the penultimate match of the evening at UFC Des Moines, ONE Championship phenom Reinier de Ridder comes to blows with the undefeated Bo Nickal.
UFC Des Moines Main Event
Traveling all the way to Abu Dhabi for his last contest at UFC on ABC 7, Sandhagen came up short in a bantamweight title eliminator against Russian wrestling specialist Umar Nurmagomedov.