UFC Des Moines results: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo

UFC Fight Night on May 3 features Cory Sandhagen taking on Deiveson Figueiredo, live on ESPN+ from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. The pair square off in a five-round main event battle at bantamweight.

Both fighters aim to get back in the win column. The 33-year-old Sandhagen (17-5) of Aurora, CO is coming off a defeat by unanimous decision against Umar Nurmagomedov last August. Former two-time flyweight champion Figueiredo (24-4-1) of Brazil lost his previous bout last November by UD against Petr Yan.

In the co-main event, Reinier de Ridder goes up against Bo Nickal at middleweight. De Ridder (19-2) of the Netherlands targets his fourth straight victory following a first-round submission of Kevin Holland in January. Nickal (7-0) of Rifle, CO earned a unanimous decision over Paul Craig in his previous outing last November.

Also on the UFC Des Moines card is a welterweight matchup between Santiago Ponzinibbio (31-8) of Argentina and Daniel Rodriguez (18-5) of Alhambra, CA. Montel Jackson (15-2) of Milwaukee, WI and Daniel Marcos (17-0, 1 NC) of Peru clash at bantamweight.

Another contest at bantamweight pits Ukraine’s Serhiy Sidey (11-2) against Cameron Smotherman (12-4), fighting out of Houston, TX. The main card opener is a lightweight bout between San Diego, CA-based Jeremy Stephens (29-21, 1 NC) of Des Moines, IA and Mason Jones (11-2, 1 NC) of Wales.

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UFC Des Moines live blog

May 3, 2025 12:01 am EDT

UFC Des Moines start time

UFC Des Moines airs live on ESPN+. The start time is 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT for the main card, with the prelims starting at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT.