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UFC bantamweight Serhiy Sidey fought a very technical fight against heavy punched Cameron Smotherman and came out with the win at UFC Des Moines on Saturday night. Sidey (12-2) has had an up-and-down start to his UFC career. He lost his debut against Ramon Taveras via split-decision, and bounced back with a split-decision win over Garrett Armfield. He had mixed feelings about both fights, but was glad he clearly won in Iowa. “I felt like I won my first.

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UFC middleweight Azamat Bekoev made quick work of Ryan Loder at UFC Des Moines getting the TKO finish in the first round, and raising his UFC record to 2-0. Bekoev (20-3) took on a decorated wrestler in Loder in the state of Iowa where fans love them some wrestling. On top of that he took on an American in the US so the boos from fans weren’t at all a surprise. “I expected (that reaction from the crowd) because this is wrestling state.

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Brett Cagle |Eddie Law

UFC flyweight Julianna Miller went into her fight against Ivana Petrovic at UFC Des Moines with a heavy heart, and emerged a new sense of belonging following her victory on Saturday night. Miller (4-3) recently lost her grandmother who raised her. Following the win Miller was overcome with emotion during her post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. She revealed what it meant for her to win with her grandmother’s memory fresh on her mind. “My grandma raised me.

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Brett Cagle |Jay Anderson

Des Moines — Jeremy Stephens wasn’t the only fighter at UFC Des Moines making his return to the promotion. So to was Stephens’ opponent, Mason Jones, coming back to start his second stint with a thrilling three-round decision win. Jones vs. Stephens easily could have snagged Fight of the Night in Des Moines, had the UFC awarded one (instead, they handed out four Performance of the Night bonuses). Jones’ absence from the Performance bonus-list wasn’t for lack of effort either.

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Des Moines — Bantamweight Cory Sandhagen got back in the win column, and back in the title picture, with a win over Deiveson Figueiredo in the UFC Des Moines main event on Saturday at the Wells Fargo Arena. The promotion’s debut in Des Moines came to a rather abrupt end when Figueiredo appeared to go down due to injury in the second round, clutching his knee. But as Sandhagen (18-5) later explained, the ailment was anything but a fluke.