Unusual injury forces second round finish

The two-time fly weight champion Figuereedo faced a stumbling block on his journey in the 135 pound divisions when Petr Yan defeated him last year. In the meantime, Sandhagen was always the bridesmaid in weight and often lost right when he was about to get the belt.

Cory Sandhagen vs Dessiveson Figueireedo UFC of the Moines result

On the way to the main event, the fans expected an exciting battle from two renowned strikers who were ready to swap leather. What they had in the first was a bizarre effort from Deiveson Figueiredo to push a leg lock that made it possible Cory Sandhagen to land over the floor and end up.

The second began similar to that both men searched for a submission with their legs when Sandhagen wanted to reverse the efforts of the Brazilian. And the American managed to cause a knee injury that made it possible for him to land a TKO finish with strikes from above.

In a bizarre finish, Sandhagen came closer to a shot on the belt, although the demands of the commentwriter may be a bit premature after a title fight. His victory was a remarkable moment and a necessary one after his defeat against Umar Nurmagomedov last summer.

It seems that the official interruption method was a submission due to the knee injury, in contrast to a TKO from the strikes afterwards.

UFC des Moines was an exciting night of the knockout

While it didn't stop everything in Iowa, there was a number of large surfaces all night to excite the fans. The biggest shock came at the co-main event, in which Bo Nickal was lined up by Reinier de Ridder for his first MMA defeat.

The renowned wrestling star Nickal has been in sports since he started and quickly received a UFC spot. But he was in a different dimension of a former One Championship -Doppel -Champion de Ridder, which tastes a defeat for the first time.

This was followed by an explosive knockout of the fan favorite Daniel Rodriguez, who stunned Santiago Ponzinibbio in another main card fight. This came after a number of decisions, especially Mason Jones, who overcome the brave returning Jeremy Stephens.