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Another easy win, title shot next?
Sandhagen defeated Rob Font via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) at UFC on ESPN 50 on Saturday in Nashville.
ANALYSIS
The crowd in Nashville wasn't thrilled with Sandhagen's grappling-oriented game plan, but he did what was necessary to ensure he would cruise to a win and not be threatened in the process. Cory landed all seven of his takedown attempts, good for a ridiculous 19:38 worth of control time. He had no less than 2:43 worth of control time in each of the five rounds. Sandhagen never really threatened to end the bout other than a late choke, but that's irrelevant. Cory was set to be roughly a +250 underdog against his originally scheduled opponent, Umar Nurmagomedov. The late-notice change to Font couldn't have worked out better for Sandhagen. He picked up a shockingly easy victory and called for the winner of the upcoming UFC Bantamweight Championship fight between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O'Malley in the process. Cory might get his wish. It's worth noting he fought Sterling back in June 2020, with Aljo winning in 88 seconds via submission.
The crowd in Nashville wasn't thrilled with Sandhagen's grappling-oriented game plan, but he did what was necessary to ensure he would cruise to a win and not be threatened in the process. Cory landed all seven of his takedown attempts, good for a ridiculous 19:38 worth of control time. He had no less than 2:43 worth of control time in each of the five rounds. Sandhagen never really threatened to end the bout other than a late choke, but that's irrelevant. Cory was set to be roughly a +250 underdog against his originally scheduled opponent, Umar Nurmagomedov. The late-notice change to Font couldn't have worked out better for Sandhagen. He picked up a shockingly easy victory and called for the winner of the upcoming UFC Bantamweight Championship fight between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O'Malley in the process. Cory might get his wish. It's worth noting he fought Sterling back in June 2020, with Aljo winning in 88 seconds via submission.
Catchweight fight scheduled
Sandhagen will fight Rob Font in a five-round catchweight bout at UFC Nashville on Aug. 5, according to Marc Raimondi of ESPN.
ANALYSIS
Sandhagen was supposed to fight Umar Nurmagomedov before the latter withdrew because of a shoulder injury. Meanwhile, Font's fight with Yadong Song was also canceled after the latter withdrew. It only made sense for the two top-seven bantamweights to be put against each other. But with fewer than three weeks remaining before UFC Nashville, the company is willing to give Font a little benefit by having this fight at catchweight to remove concerns about a weight cut.
Sandhagen was supposed to fight Umar Nurmagomedov before the latter withdrew because of a shoulder injury. Meanwhile, Font's fight with Yadong Song was also canceled after the latter withdrew. It only made sense for the two top-seven bantamweights to be put against each other. But with fewer than three weeks remaining before UFC Nashville, the company is willing to give Font a little benefit by having this fight at catchweight to remove concerns about a weight cut.
No longer fighting Umar Nurmagomedov
Sandhagen is no longer scheduled to fight Nurmagomedov at the UFC's Aug. 5 event in Nashville after Nurmagomedov withdrew Wednesday due to a shoulder injury, Nolan King of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
The Sandhagen-Nurmagomedov bantamweight bout was set to headline the five-round event, but Nurmagomedov's withdrawal will force the promotion to alter its plans. While Nurmagomedov is off the card entirely since he'll be undergoing surgery next week, it's possible that Sandhagen still ends up fighting Aug. 5 if the UFC can secure a replacement. Sandhagen has won in his last two fights to bring his career MMA record up to 16-4-0.
The Sandhagen-Nurmagomedov bantamweight bout was set to headline the five-round event, but Nurmagomedov's withdrawal will force the promotion to alter its plans. While Nurmagomedov is off the card entirely since he'll be undergoing surgery next week, it's possible that Sandhagen still ends up fighting Aug. 5 if the UFC can secure a replacement. Sandhagen has won in his last two fights to bring his career MMA record up to 16-4-0.
Set to face Nurmagomedov
Sandhagen will take on Umar Nurmagomedov in a bantamweight bout at a UFC event in Nashville on Aug. 5, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Sandhagen is coming off a big win over Marlon Vera via split decision back in March. Now, the bantamweight will be looking to make it three straight victories for the first time since 2019. His opponent Nurmagomedov is undefeated as a pro MMA fighter, and has won his first four UFC bouts with relative ease. In fact, Nurmagomedov has had a difficult time getting an opponent scheduled at all lately, but Sandhagen understands this is the path he needs to take to put himself back in the title picture.
Sandhagen is coming off a big win over Marlon Vera via split decision back in March. Now, the bantamweight will be looking to make it three straight victories for the first time since 2019. His opponent Nurmagomedov is undefeated as a pro MMA fighter, and has won his first four UFC bouts with relative ease. In fact, Nurmagomedov has had a difficult time getting an opponent scheduled at all lately, but Sandhagen understands this is the path he needs to take to put himself back in the title picture.
Statement win over Marlon Vera
Sandhagen defeated Marlon Vera via split decision (47-48, 50-45, 49-46) at UFC on ESPN 43 on Saturday in San Antonio.
ANALYSIS
Don't let the incompetence of the one judge that submitted the all-time-bad 48-47 scorecard in Vera's favor fool you. This was a rout for Sandhagen from start to finish, as the numbers indicate. Cory landed the only three takedowns of the fight, good for 7:08 worth of control time. He finished the 25-minute bout with 187 total strikes landed compared to just 73 from Vera. If you squint extremely hard, perhaps you can score Round 3 for Marlon, but that's it. Other than that, it was Sandhagen's show, as he continues to prove his status as one of the best bantamweights on the UFC roster today. Cory spent his post-fight interview with ESPN's Michael Bisping calling out Merab Dvalishvili, who was in attendance and fresh off his rout of Petr Yan a couple weeks ago. It's a fight that almost makes too much sense. Get it done, UFC.
Don't let the incompetence of the one judge that submitted the all-time-bad 48-47 scorecard in Vera's favor fool you. This was a rout for Sandhagen from start to finish, as the numbers indicate. Cory landed the only three takedowns of the fight, good for 7:08 worth of control time. He finished the 25-minute bout with 187 total strikes landed compared to just 73 from Vera. If you squint extremely hard, perhaps you can score Round 3 for Marlon, but that's it. Other than that, it was Sandhagen's show, as he continues to prove his status as one of the best bantamweights on the UFC roster today. Cory spent his post-fight interview with ESPN's Michael Bisping calling out Merab Dvalishvili, who was in attendance and fresh off his rout of Petr Yan a couple weeks ago. It's a fight that almost makes too much sense. Get it done, UFC.