The UFC’s long-awaited return to Iowa is down a fighter after a scheduled gentle heavyweight conflict noticed each fighters withdraw as a result of 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 Area as a result of each fighters struggling accidents. Particulars concerning 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, then again, dropped a unanimous choice 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 towards the previous Nittany Lion and undefeated combined martial artist, Bo Nickal.
Rounding out the cardboard can be former Miletich Preventing Methods standout Jeremy Stephens, one-time UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, and submission specialist Gillian Robertson. Try the total struggle card under:
Foremost 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.
