UFC Fight Night 256

UFC Fight Night 256
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	May 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 256 UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena

UFC Fight Night 256 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] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

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.

A bantamweight bout between former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo and former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen is expected to headline the event. ^[7]

Announced bouts

• Bantamweight bout: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cory Sandhagen ^[7]
• Bantamweight bout: Marlon Vera vs. Mario Bautista ^[8]
• Women's Strawweight bout: Marina Rodriguez vs. Gillian Robertson ^[1]
• Featherweight bout: Trevor Peek vs. Lee Jeong-yeong ^[6]
• Bantamweight bout: Cameron Smotherman vs. Serhiy Sidey ^[9]
• Welterweight bout: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Daniel Rodriguez ^[10]
• Women's Bantamweight bout: Miesha Tate vs. Yana Santos ^[11]
• Light Heavyweight bout: Junior Tafa vs. Tuco Tokkos ^[12]
• Bantamweight bout: Montel Jackson vs. Daniel Marcos ^[13]
• Middleweight bout: Ryan Loder vs. Azamat Bekoev ^[14]
• Middleweight bout: Reinier de Ridder vs. Bo Nickal ^[15]

See also

• Martial Arts portal

• List of UFC events
• List of current UFC fighters
• 2025 in UFC

References

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5. Andy Cotterill (2025-02-02). "Gillian Robertson eyes strawweight surge with clash vs Marina Rodriguez". mm-eh.ca. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
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7. 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.
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9. Nolan King (2025-02-06). "Rising UFC bantamweights Serhiy Sidey, Cameron Smotherman booked for May showdown". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
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11. Matthew Wells (2025-02-17). "Miesha Tate announces UFC return against Yana Santos in May". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
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13. Timothy Wheaton (2025-02-28). "Montel Jackson vs. Daniel Marcos Announced for UFC in Des Moines on May 3". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
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15. Prince Horton (2025-03-07). "UFC's Undefeated Rising Star Might Be in for a Challenge". athlonsports.com. Retrieved 2025-03-08.