Deiveson Figueiredo Has Decisive Fight In The Race For The Bantamweight Championship At UFC Des Moines

Deiveson Figueiredo is a former UFC champion. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/UFC

Deiveson Figueiredo He is a former UFC champion. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/UFC

O UFC Des Moines, scheduled for this Saturday (3), promises a night of great clashes, with the former flyweight champion (up to 56,7kg) taking center stage Deiveson Figueiredo and a promising youngster in the co-main event. The event will be held at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, United States.

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In the main fight, Deiveson Figueiredo returns to action to establish himself in the elite of the bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg) and establish his name as a challenger for the belt Merab Dvalishvili. The Brazilian faces Cory Sandhagen in a duel that could define who is next in line for the title.

Another highlight of the card is the prospectus BoNickal, which faces Ridder's Reinier in search of a place in the middleweight ranking (up to 83,9 kg). The veteran Santiago Ponzinibbio, at 38 years old, tries to confirm his good phase against Daniel Rodriguez. Furthermore, the Brazilian Marina Rodriguez represents the country in the preliminary card.

Decisive fight for Deiveson Figueiredo

Deiveson Figueiredo is a former UFC champion. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/@UFC

Deiveson Figueiredo He is a former UFC champion. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/@UFC

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After moving up to bantamweight and winning Rob font, cody garbrandt e Marlon Vera in sequence, Deiveson Figueiredo suffered his first defeat in the new division. Now, five months after the setback, the Pará native returns to the octagon in a duel that could put him very close to fighting for the belt. To do so, however, the “God of War” needs to overcome Cory Sandhagen, an American who had three consecutive victories and was only stopped by Umar Nurmagomedov, in a fight contested until the last round.

Opportunity for Bo Nickal

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At 29, BoNickal is considered one of the great promises of the UFC middleweight division. With high-level wrestling and constantly improving his stand-up fighting, the American has six wins by stoppage in seven professional fights. Now, the American Top Team representative faces the biggest opportunity of his career: he will face Ridder's Reinier, former two-time Glory champion, who currently occupies 13th place in the category ranking.

'Brazil' in the Octagon

Santiago Ponzinibbio participated in the second season of TUF Brazil (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC)

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In a duel valid for the welterweight category (up to 77,1 kg), the most Brazilian Argentine in MMA returns to action. Santiago Ponzinibbio faces Daniel Rodriguez on the main card of UFC Des Moines. In the preliminary card, Marina Rodriguez, who has lost four of her last five fights, is trying to prove that she still belongs in the strawweight elite (up to 52,1 kg). The fighter from Rio Grande do Sul defends her position in the ranking against Gillian robertson, who is in good form with three consecutive victories in the UFC.