Former undisputed flyweight champion, Deiveson Figueiredo is set to headline an upcoming UFC Fight Night Des Moines card against former bantamweight title challenger, Cory Sandhagen — in a high stakes pairing at 135lbs on May 3. at the Wells Fargo Arena in Iowa.
Figueiredo, the current number five ranked bantamweight contender, most recently headlined UFC Fight Night Macau last November against common-foe, former champion, Petr Yan in a one-sided unanimous decision loss over the course of five rounds.
As for perennial challenger, Sandhagen, the current number four rated challenger headlined UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi last summer, suffering a comprehensive unanimous judging loss to most recent title challenger, Umar Nurmagomedov.