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Sandhagen vs Figueiredo Odds: UFC makes just its second visit ever to Iowa this weekend, as UFC on ESPN 67 is set for Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Saturday night.
It’s been almost 25 years since the promotion visited The Hawkeye State for UFC 26 in the summer of 2000.
Former interim UFC Bantamweight challenger Cory Sandhagen will meet former two-time UFC Flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo in a bantamweight tilt for the main event.
The co-headliner pits Bo Nickal against Reinier de Ridder in a middleweight showdown.
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Main Card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
- Cory Sandhagen vs Deiveson Figueiredo (Bantamweight)
- Reinier de Ridder vs Bo Nickal (Middleweight)
- Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Daniel Rodriguez (Welterweight)
- Montel Jcakson vs Daniel Marcos (Bantamweight)
- Cameron Smotherman vs Serhiy Sidey (Bantamweight)
- Jeremy Stephens vs Mason Jones (Lightweight)
Preliminary Card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
- Yana Santos vs Miesha Tate (Women’s Bantamweight)
- Ryan Loder vs Azamat Bekoev (Middleweight)
- Marina Rodriguez vs Gillian Robertson (Women’s Strawweight)
- Gaston Bolanos vs Quang Le (Bantamweight)
- Thomas Petersen vs Don’Tale Mayes (Heavyweight)
- Juliana Miller vs Ivana Petrovic (Women’s Flyweight)
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Cory Sandhagen (17-5, 10-4 UFC, -500) vs Deiveson Figueiredo (24-4-1, 13-4-1 UFC, +360)
Could be Sandhagen’s last hope for a title shot. When he entered the UFC in 2018, he was a last-minute replacement for a couple of other fighters who had to cancel, but he was a pleasant surprise, using his range and height to his advantage.
He learned to add wrestling to a strong striking volume, but when he tore his triceps early in a 2023 victory over Rob Font, he had to take a step away from fighting at a time that may have closed the window on him. Instead, Marlon Vera got a shot at the bantamweight title early in 2024.
Sandhagen came back in August 2024 but lost to Umar Nurmagomedov when the Russian took the early initiative and sapped Sandhagen’s energy. He needs not just a win, but an emphatic win, but Figueiredo is not a simple out here.
As a flyweight, Figueiredo had an elite level of striking power – he used a backhand to knock out a regional opponent, and he remained just as dangerous in UFC. He demolished Joseph Benavidez and Alex Perez and ended up with the belt.
Brandon Moreno challenged him and the fight ended in a draw, the first in a four-bout series that saw Moreno win the rivalry at the end. He moved up to 135 pounds, and that elite power came with him. He’s added more wrestling and used that to finish Cody Garbrandt. Likewise, he dropped his first fight as a bantamweight in November against Petr Yan, losing on the cards.
Can Sandhagen get his striking volume back? If so, then he should get the points. If he tries to slow down again, though, Figueiredo will have more than a chance. I like Sandhagen to win via decision, but I’m not sure if there’s enough value to make this risk worth it.
^Bo Nickal (7-0, 4-0 UFC, -350) vs Reinier de Ridder (19-2, 2-0 UFC, +270)
It is frankly, both fighters’ next step toward the higher levels of the middleweight division. Nickal was an outstanding college wrestler; when he moved to MMA, he knocked out his first opponent in only 33 seconds.
The UFC slung him into Dana White’s Contender Series, where he got a pair of fast victories. He has knockout power and decent wrestling technique when he needs it. He finished Cody Brundage in the second round despite eating some damage, but when he beat Paul Craig on the cards in November, some questions emerged. Furthermore, he did land some damage, but he didn’t do much else, not even trying much to get Craig on the mat.
De Ridder did his early work in ONE, doing well as a light heavyweight before coming to UFC and dropping to middleweight. He’s tall for the middleweight, and so his striking game has range and power. His wrestling is creative, but it’s often high-risk.
He submitted Gerald Meerschaert in the third round of his UFC debut after both men were clearly low on gas. Nickal should be able to ride things out, both on his feet and on the mat, until de Ridder wears out, and then he should be able to get the finish. Nickal to win via stoppage.
^The intensity in this one @CorySandhagenX vs @Daico_Deiveson
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