The bantamweight bout between Marlon Vera and Deiveson Figueiredo has been reportedly focused for UFC Struggle Evening: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov. The MMA occasion takes place at Etihad Enviornment in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Saturday, August 3.
No. 4 Marlon Vera (23-9-1) seems to return to successful methods. In his earlier outing in March, the 31-year-old contender of Ecuador dropped a unanimous determination towards Sean O’Malley in his bid to develop into champion.
Former two-time UFC flyweight champion and No. 6-ranked bantamweight contender Deiveson Figueiredo (23-3-1) is coming off the win by submission within the second spherical towards Cody Garbrandt at UFC 300 in April. Final December, Brazil’s 36-year-old earned a unanimous determination towards Rob Font.
Based on Ag. Struggle (by way of put up on X), the Vera vs Figueiredo matchup was verbally agreed, however the contracts are but to be signed. The promotion is anticipated to make a proper announcement as soon as the struggle is confirmed.
Within the UFC Abu Dhabi primary occasion, former interim 135-pound title challenger and No. 2 Cory Sandhagen of Aurora, Colorado faces No. 10 Umar Nurmagomedov.
