While Deiveson Figueiredo did not want to make any excuses, he nearly pulled out of his recent headliner due to a serious infection. Former Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight king Figueiredo revealed to Sherdog on Monday that he had sustained a cut during training that almost forced him out of his match with Cory Sandhagen.

Headlining the card this past Saturday at UFC Des Moines was a big time matchup in the bantamweight division. Two top contenders […]

Cory Sandhagen is intent on fulfilling his dreams. Often the bridesmaid but never the bride, Sandhagen put forth one of his most impressive wins to date, dismantling former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event of UFC Fight Night.