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 […]

The perennial bantamweight contender made a statement on Saturday in the main event of UFC Des Moines, stopping former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo in the second round at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.