Sandhagen To UFC: ‘Invest In Younger Guys’

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Cory Sandhagen says it is time to invest in the fighters of tomorrow. Cory Sandhagen is looking to initiate a passing of the torch in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight division …

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Cory Sandhagen says it is time to invest in the fighters of tomorrow.

Cory Sandhagen is looking to initiate a passing of the torch in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight division at UFC 241 tonight (Sat., Aug. 17, 2019) inside Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Sandhagen, 27, is gearing up the biggest fight of his professional mixed martial arts (MM) career against Raphael Assuncao, 37, later this evening. The Colorado-native spoke exclusively with MMAmania.com earlier this week, revealing that he wants to see UFC invest more in the young up-and-coming stars.

Remember that MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 241 fight card this weekend, starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET, before the pay-per-view (PPV) main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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