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UFC FIGHT NIGHT: SANDHAGEN vs FIGUEIREDO takes place Sat., May 3 at Wells Fargo Arena. The entire card will be available on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, as well as simulcast on ESPN+ in English and Spanish, starting with the prelims at 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT. The main card will then kick off at 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT.
UFC delivers its first event in Des Moines, Iowa, headlined by a pivotal bantamweight bout that will see No. 4 ranked contender Cory Sandhagen collide with No. 5 Deiveson Figueiredo. The co-main event will see No. 13 ranked middleweight contender Reinier De Ridder square off with undefeated Bo Nickal. Cory Sandhagen has been in or around the Top 5 of the bantamweight division for the last several years and for good reason. The 33 year-old “Sandman” has excellent standup, establishing creative angles while employing good footwork. He’s also an effective offensive wrestler, though his defensive wrestling leaves a lot to be desired. You could probably put Sandhagen into a bantamweight title fight in case of emergency and get little to no pushback from fans, simply because the Coloradan is such an entertaining fighter. To wit, Sandhagen has four post-fight performance bonuses with four “Fight of the Night” honors. Unfortunately, something is still missing and whatever that X-factor is, it’s keeping “The Sandman” from capturing a world title. Sandhagen beats most of the division Top 10 but ultimately falls to former champions and top contenders like Petr Yan and Umar Nurmagomedov.
In addition, look for “Deus da Guerra” to lean heavily on his offensive wrestling, which has as much to do with shutting down kicks (and disrupting footwork) as it does getting the fight to the floor. Whether or not Figueiredo has the conditioning to keep that up for all five rounds remains to be seen, but I’m not feeling overly optimistic about his chances. Nickal was a three-time NCAA Division I national champion and a three-time Big Ten Conference champion out of Penn State University, making him one of the finest wrestlers (and finest athletes) to ever compete in the middleweight division. UFC has certainly seen its share of outstanding wrestlers, like Daniel Cormier and Yoel Romero, but they were both already in their thirties by the time they started pursuing a career in MMA. Nickal was just 25 and at 29, is now fighting on the biggest stage in combat sports. Working against him is the fact that his competition prior to Craig has been mediocre, at best, which may account for his five first-round finishes. For his UFC Des Moines return, Nickal will oppose a dangerous ground fighter who may be the first opponent Nickal has faced that may actually want to get taken down, because the ground is where (most) submissions are secured.
Any criticism Nickal has faced for his strength of competition can also be extended to Reinier de Ridder, a talented grappler who is enormous for the middleweight division, standing 6’4” with a 78” reach. “The Dutch Knight” jumped out to 2-0 under the UFC banner by submitting Gerald Meerschaert and Kevin Holland; who combined, have 32 losses and remain unranked at 185 pounds. De Ridder’s overseas record is equally suspect, sprinkled with warm bodies and weekend warriors, like the 4-8 Lamine Talbi and the 0-2 Jaouad Ikan. During the UFC Des Moines media day, De Ridder did not seem overly concerned with Nickal’s offensive wrestling, insisting that he was training with wrestlers every day at Kill Cliff FC in south Florida. Follow Below to check out complete Match Cards and Event detail for UFC Fight Night Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo May 3rd, 2025.
Match Card:
Prelims – 7 PM ET
- Women’s Bantamweight Yana Santos vs. Miesha Tate
- Middleweight Ryan Loder vs. Azamat Bekoev
- Women’s Strawweight Marina Rodriguez vs. Gillian Robertson
- Bantamweight Gaston Bolaños vs. Quang Le
- Heavyweight Thomas Petersen vs. Don’Tale Mayes
- Women’s Flyweight Juliana Miller vs. Ivana Petrović
Main Card – 10 PM ET
- Bantamweight Cory Sandhagen vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
- Middleweight Reinier de Ridder vs. Bo Nickal
- Welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Daniel Rodriguez
- Bantamweight Montel Jackson vs. Daniel Marcos
- Bantamweight Cameron Smotherman vs. Serhiy Sidey
- Lightweight Jeremy Stephens vs. Mason Jones
EVENT INFO :
- Show
- Location: Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa
