UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo

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UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateMay 3, 2025 (2025-5-3)
Venue Wells Fargo Arena
City Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo (also known as UFC Fight Night 256 and UFC on ESPN+ 114) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on May 3, 2025 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. [1]

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Background

The event will mark the promotion's debut in Des Moines and first visit to the state of Iowa since UFC 26 in June 2000. [1]

A bantamweight bout between former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen and former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo is expected to headline the event. [2]

A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Marlon Vera and Mario Bautista was scheduled for this event. [3] However, the bout was moved to UFC 316 for unknown reasons. [4]

Fight card

Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Bantamweight Cory Sandhagen vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Middleweight Reinier de Ridder vs. Bo Nickal
Welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Daniel Rodriguez
Light Heavyweight Junior Tafa vs.Tuco Tokkos
Bantamweight Montel Jackson vs. Daniel Marcos
Women's Bantamweight Yana Santos vs. Miesha Tate
BantamweightCameron Smothermanvs.Serhiy Sidey
Women's Strawweight Marina Rodriguez vs. Gillian Robertson
FeatherweightTrevor Peekvs.Lee Jeong-yeong
HeavyweightThomas Petersenvs. Don'Tale Mayes
Women's FlyweightJuliana Millervs.Ivana Petrović
MiddleweightRyan Lodervs.Azamat Bekoev

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    Announced bouts

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 Craig Pekios (2025-01-28). "Report – The UFC heads back to Iowa for the first time in 25 years". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
    2. Mike Bohn (2025-02-20). "Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cory Sandhagen to headline UFC Des Moines event in May". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
    3. Daniel Cunningham (2025-02-26). "UFC Des Moines adding Marlon "Chito" Vera – Mario Bautista (Report)". empiresportsmedia.com. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
    4. CoelloC (2025-03-26). "Date change! The fight between Marlon "Chito" Vera and Mario Bautista has been rescheduled for June 7". orbitadeportiva.net. Retrieved 2025-03-26.(in Spanish)
    5. "UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
    6. Markey, Ross (2025-03-13). "Jeremy Stephens books Octagon return in fight with Mason Jones at UFC Des Moines in May". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2025-03-13.