The UFC’s long-awaited return to Iowa is down a fighter after a scheduled gentle heavyweight conflict noticed each fighters withdraw attributable to damage.
On Tuesday, the promotion introduced that the 205-pound bout between Junior Tafa and Tuco Tokkos is off the docket this Saturday at Wells Fargo Enviornment attributable to each fighters struggling accidents. Particulars relating to the accidents weren’t disclosed, and the promotion is predicted to rebook the struggle for a later date, as soon as each athletes are good to go.
Tafa was coming off a second-round TKO victory over Sean Sharaf this previous October that snapped a two-fight skid. Tokkos, however, dropped a unanimous resolution to Navajo Stirling at UFC Tampa in December.
UFC Des Moines boasts some massive names
The struggle card will transfer ahead with 12 bouts, headlined by a featherweight showdown between Cory Sandhagen and Deiveson Figueiredo within the night’s headliner.
Within the co-main occasion, former two-division ONE world champion Reinier de Ridder will search his third straight win contained in the Octagon in opposition to the previous Nittany Lion and undefeated blended martial artist, Bo Nickal.
Rounding out the cardboard might be former Miletich Preventing Programs standout Jeremy Stephens, one-time UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, and submission specialist Gillian Robertson. Take a look at the total struggle card beneath:
Predominant Card (ESPN 2 & ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET)
- Cory Sandhagen vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
- Reinier de Ridder vs. Bo Nickal
- Daniel Rodriguez vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
- Montel Jackson vs. Daniel Marcos
- Cameron Smotherman vs. Serhiy Sidey
- Jeremy Stephens vs. Mason Jones
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)
- Miesha Tate vs. Yana Santos
- Ryan Loder vs. Azamat Bekoev
- Marina Rodriguez vs. Gillian Robertson
- Gaston Bolanos vs. Quang Le
- Don’Story Mayes vs. Thomas Petersen
- Juliana Miller vs. Ivana Petrovic
Card topic to vary.
