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Our
#UFCDesMoines main event is official 🚨@CorySandhagenX
hits the scale at 135.5 pounds! pic.twitter.com/6efuEV6Sbh— UFC (@ufc)
May 2, 2025
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to Iowa is now official
after the
UFC Des Moines weigh-ins took place.
The main event of UFC on ESPN 67 is now official. Bantamweight
contenders Cory
Sandhagen and Deiveson
Figueiredo both made weight for the five-round fight. The rest
of the 12-fight card also made weight, although Julianna Miller
needed two attempts to hit the flyweight mark.
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The always exciting Sandhagen (17-5) is looking to rebound after a
loss to Umar
Nurmagomedov snapped a three-fight win streak. “Sandman” was on
the verge of a title shot following wins over Rob Font,
Marlon
Vera and Yadong
Song. However, the 33-year-old will need to put together
another streak if he hopes to get a shot at gold. The American
officially weighed 135.5 pounds for the headline bout.
Figueiredo (24-4-1) is also coming off a defeat as he was
outpointed by Petr Yan in
his last outing. The former flyweight king was also on a
three-fight win streak as he dispatched Marlon Vera,
Cody
Garbrandt and Font. “Daico” is 37, so his window is closing if
he wants to possibly become a two-weight champion. The Brazilian
weighed 135 pounds on the dot for this pivotal fight.
UFC Des Moines will air live on ESPN+ and ESPN2 in its entirety.
Prelims begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, while the main card kicks off
at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
UFC Des Moines Weigh-in Results:
Cory
Sandhagen (135.5) vs. Deiveson
Figueiredo (135)
Reinier
de Ridder (185.5) vs. Bo Nickal
(185.5)
Santiago
Ponzinibbio (170) vs. Daniel
Rodriguez (170.5)
Montel
Jackson (136) vs. Daniel
Marcos (135.5)
Serhiy
Sidey (135.5) vs. Cameron
Smotherman (135.5)
Mason
Jones (155.5) vs. Jeremy
Stephens (155)
Yana
Santos (136) vs. Miesha Tate
(135.5)
Azamat
Bekoev (185.5) vs. Ryan Loder
(185.5)
Gillian
Robertson (115.5) vs. Marina
Rodriguez (115.5)
Gaston
Bolanos (135.5) vs. Quang Le
(135.5)
Don’Tale
Mayes (259) vs. Thomas
Petersen (250)
Juliana
Miller (126) vs. Ivana
Petrovic (125.5)
