Preview: UFC Des Moines Prelims

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to the Hawkeye State for the first time in about a quarter century with UFC on ESPN 67 this Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. After missing all of 2024, Miesha Tate’s comeback picks up in the featured prelim, where the former women’s bantamweight champion takes on Yana Santos in a bout that somehow has not yet happened. That’s not the only fight involving ranked competitors, as a women’s strawweight clash pitting Marina Rodriguez against Gillian Robertson ranks as one of the more important matches on the bill. From there, Ryan Loder takes his first assignment as “The Ultimate Fighter 32” winner in a point of intrigue, while the rest of the undercard sees mostly prospects trying to get back on track.

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