UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo

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UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
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The poster for UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateMay 3, 2025 (2025-05-03)
Venue Wells Fargo Arena
City Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Attendance15,627 [1]
Total gate$2,476,690 [1]
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo (also known as UFC on ESPN 67) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 3, 2025 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. [2]

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Background

The event marked the promotion's debut in Des Moines and first visit to the state of Iowa since UFC 26 in June 2000. [2]

A bantamweight bout between former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen and former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo headlined the event. [3]

A bantamweight bout between former title challenger Marlon Vera and Mario Bautista was scheduled for this event. [4] However, the bout was moved to UFC 316 for unknown reasons. [5]

A featherweight bout between Trevor Peek and Lee Jeong-yeong was scheduled for this event. [6] However, Peek withdrew from the fight due to a fractured leg and the bout was subsequently cancelled as Lee was rescheduled against a different opponent at UFC 315. [7] [8]

Junior Tafa was expected to face Tuco Tokkos in a light heavyweight bout on the main card. [9] However, Tafa pulled out in late April due to an injury. Subsequently, the promotion announced that Tokkos could not compete at this event due to injury as well. [10] [11] The bout was eventually rescheduled for UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira in July. [12]

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Bantamweight Cory Sandhagen def. Deiveson Figueiredo TKO (knee injury)24:08
Middleweight Reinier de Ridder def. Bo Nickal TKO (knees)21:53
Welterweight Daniel Rodriguez def. Santiago Ponzinibbio TKO (punches)31:12
Bantamweight Montel Jackson def. Daniel Marcos Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
BantamweightSerhiy Sideydef.Cameron SmothermanDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Mason Jones def. Jeremy Stephens Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Women's Bantamweight Yana Santos def. Miesha Tate Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Middleweight Azamat Bekoev def.Ryan LoderTKO (punches)12:44
Women's Strawweight Gillian Robertson def. Marina Rodriguez TKO (punches)22:07
BantamweightQuang Ledef.Gastón BolañosTechnical Submission (rear-naked choke)21:54
HeavyweightThomas Petersendef. Don'Tale Mayes Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–26, 30–26)35:00
Women's FlyweightJuliana Millerdef.Ivana PetrovićDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00

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    Bonus awards

    The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [14]

    See also

    References

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    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. Daniel Cunningham (2025-02-26). "UFC Des Moines adding Marlon "Chito" Vera – Mario Bautista (Report)". empiresportsmedia.com. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
    5. 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.[ permanent dead link ](in Spanish)
    6. Alexander Behunin (2025-02-04). "Trevor Peek drops to Featherweight, draws Jeong Yeong Lee for UFC Iowa date on May 3, 2025". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
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    8. Mike Heck (2025-04-18). "UFC 315: Veteran steps in to save featherweight bout on Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena fight card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
    9. Michael Aldon (2025-02-26). "UFC Fighter Facing Release Takes on Much Bigger Opponent". athlonsports.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
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    11. Nolan King (2025-04-29). "UFC Des Moines loses fight due to double injuries". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
    12. Jed Meshew (2025-05-27). "UFC Nashville adds several new fights to card headlined by Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
    13. "UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
    14. Brian Mazique (2025-05-04). "UFC Results From Des Moines, Bonus Winners, Highlights And Reaction". forbes.com. Retrieved 2025-05-04.