The bantamweight bout between Marlon Vera and Deiveson Figueiredo has been reportedly focused for UFC Battle Evening: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov. The MMA occasion takes place at Etihad Area in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Saturday, August 3.
No. 4 Marlon Vera (23-9-1) appears to return to profitable 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 turn out to be 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. Battle (by way of submit on X), the Vera vs Figueiredo matchup was verbally agreed, however the contracts are but to be signed. The promotion is predicted to make a proper announcement as soon as the combat is confirmed.
Within the UFC Abu Dhabi principal occasion, former interim 135-pound title challenger and No. 2 Cory Sandhagen of Aurora, Colorado faces No. 10 Umar Nurmagomedov.
