UFC Des Moines Loses Junior Tafa-'Tuco' Tokkos Light Heavyweight Clash
Briefly

UFC Des Moines, set for Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena, will proceed with its scheduled card despite the withdrawal of light heavyweights Junior Tafa and George Tokkos due to undisclosed injuries. Tafa, known for having a 2-3 record and coming off a victory against Sean Sharaf, and Tokkos, who faced difficulties in his brief UFC career, have left fans anticipating a still competitive event headlined by Cory Sandhagen versus Deiveson Figueiredo.
UFC Des Moines, also known as UFC on ESPN 67, will proceed with 12 bouts despite the withdrawal of light heavyweights Junior Tafa and George Tokkos due to injuries.
Tafa's last fight ended in a second-round technical knockout victory against Sean Sharaf at UFC Fight Night 244, but he is currently struggling with a 2-3 record.
George Tokkos, known as 'Tuco', has faced challenges in his UFC career with two initial losses and had a disappointing brief stint in Bellator.
The upcoming event will be held at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, headlined by a bantamweight fight between Cory Sandhagen and Deiveson Figueiredo.
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