Following his breathtaking knockout of the legendary Frankie Edgar at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov (UFC Vegas 18), Cory Sandhagen sees no debate on what should be next for him. Coming into UFC Vegas 18, Cory Sandhagen made it clear that a win ov…
Following his breathtaking knockout of the legendary Frankie Edgar at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov (UFC Vegas 18), Cory Sandhagen sees no debate on what should be next for him. Coming into UFC Vegas 18, Cory Sandhagen made it clear that a win over Frankie Edgar would put him at the front of the […]
Twenty-eight seconds was all it took for number-two ranked contender, Cory ‘The Sandman’ Sandhagen to stamp his status as the next challenger to the bantamweight championship. Lodging a contender for Knockout of the Year already, the Elevation Fight Team launched a perfectly-timed flying-knee to stop former lightweight champion, Frankie ‘The Answer’ Edgar in just twenty-eight […]
Twenty-eight seconds was all it took for number-two ranked contender, Cory ‘The Sandman’ Sandhagen to stamp his status as the next challenger to the bantamweight championship.
Circling continuously from the ever-pressuring Edgar, Sandhagen fired off a snap jab as Edgar continued to move forward, before circling to his left, pulling Edgar into a terryfying right flying knee, completely knocking the Toms River native unconscious.
With eyes fixed on the UFC 259 title matchup of incumbent titleholder, Petr ‘No Mercy’ Yan, and challenger, one-time foe, Aljamain ‘Funk Master’ Sterling — the Aurora native can surely await the victor next. It’s another viral knockout for Sandhagen who stopped Marlon Moraes with a wheel kick last October on ‘Fight Island’.
Cory Sandhagen vs. Frankie Edgar exceeded expectations in the co-main event role. The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (February 6, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 18 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. There’s not much to s…
Cory Sandhagen vs. Frankie Edgar exceeded expectations in the co-main event role. The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (February 6, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 18 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. There’s not much to say about this fight as Sandhagen connected with a flying knee […]
In the UFC Vegas 18 co-main event we have a bantamweight match-up with title implications. Cory Sandhagen is looking to establish himself as next in line at 135lbs against former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Round 1: Frankie Edgar is pressing forward early. Cory Sandhagen is moving around the octagon to avoid it. Sandhagen explodes […]
In the UFC Vegas 18 co-main event we have a bantamweight match-up with title implications. Cory Sandhagen is looking to establish himself as next in line at 135lbs against former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.
Round 1: Frankie Edgar is pressing forward early. Cory Sandhagen is moving around the octagon to avoid it. Sandhagen explodes into a flying knee that knocks Edgar out cold. WOW!
OFFICIAL RESULT: Cory Sandhagen def. Frankie Edgar via KO in round one.
LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 18: Overeem vs. Volkov results throughout the afternoon (Sat. 6th. February 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event honours for the fifth consecutive time ahead of the promotion’s return to Las Vegas, Nevada for the first time this year, veteran kickboxing ace, Alistair ‘The […]
LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 18: Overeem vs. Volkov results throughout the afternoon (Sat. 6th. February 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Taking main event honours for the fifth consecutive time ahead of the promotion’s return to Las Vegas, Nevada for the first time this year, veteran kickboxing ace, Alistair ‘The Demolition Man’ Overeem draws Russian striker, Alexander ‘Drago’ Volkov in a reworked headlining bout.
Hoping to score his fifth win in six Octagon outings, former Dream and Strikeforce champion and the 2011 K-1 Grand Prix victor, Overeem hopes to finally secure another tilt at UFC gold via a victory over Volkov — capping off arguably the most decorated careeer in heavyweight professional mixed martial arts.
The winner of two straight, the Elevation Fight Team trainee stopped the returning Walt ‘Big Ticket’ Harris at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville in May last, rallying from an early knockdown to stop the Alamaba native with second round ground strikes.
Featuring at the UFC Apex back in September, Overeem survived some dicey moments against the fence when paired with Brazilian upstart, Augusto Sakai, before shrewdly utilising his grappling in the later rounds to setup another eventual stoppage via strikes from the top.
Also making his second appearance at the UFC Apex, Moscow native, Volkov, a former Bellator and M-1 Global champion dropped a unanimous decision defeat to Juco national champion wrestling ace, Overeem’s teammate and common-foe, Curtis Blaydes. Dropping a stunning fourteen takedowns, Volkov did manage to outstrike Blaydes in terms of total strikes over the five round limit, however.
Returning to action and winning ways at UFC 254 in October, Volkov dispatched another common-opponent, taking out Harris again in the second round, this time via a well-placed second round front kick to the body.
Another reworked matchup takes co-main event honours as number-two ranked bantamweight contender, Cory ‘The Sandman’ Sandhagen draws former lightweight champion, Frankie ‘The Answer’ Edgar in a potential 135-pound title-eliminator.
Headlining UFC Fight Island 5 also in October, Sandhagen stopped one-time title chaser, ‘Magic’ Marlon Moraes via a stunning second round wheel kick.
For Edgar, the Toms River favourite finally made his bantamweight bow at UFC Vegas 7 in August, dispatching division mainstay, Pedro ‘The Young Punisher’ Munhoz in a close split decision.
UFC Vegas 18 Results:
Main Card: (ESPN+ 8 p.m. ET)
Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov
Bantamweight: Cory Sandhagen vs. Frankie Edgar
Lightweight: Clay Guida vs. Michael Johnson
Flyweight: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Manel Kape
Lightweight: Diego Ferreira vs. Beneil Dariush II
Preliminary Card: (ESPN+ 5 p.m. ET)
Light Heavyweight: Mike Rodriguez vs. Danilo Marques
Catchweight (160 pounds): Devonte Smith vs. Justin Jaynes
You can add Cory Sandhagen’s name to the list of bantamweights who do not believe T.J. Dillashaw should receive a title shot when he returns to active competition. T.J. Dillashaw has been cleared to return from his 2019 USADA suspension since January, …
You can add Cory Sandhagen’s name to the list of bantamweights who do not believe T.J. Dillashaw should receive a title shot when he returns to active competition. T.J. Dillashaw has been cleared to return from his 2019 USADA suspension since January, yet there still has been no word on who he will be facing […]
Twenty-eight seconds was all it took for number-two ranked contender, Cory ‘The Sandman’ Sandhagen to stamp his status as the next challenger to the bantamweight championship. Lodging a contender for Knockout of the Year already, the Elevation Fight Team launched a perfectly-timed flying-knee to stop former lightweight champion, Frankie ‘The Answer’ Edgar in just twenty-eight […]
In the UFC Vegas 18 co-main event we have a bantamweight match-up with title implications. Cory Sandhagen is looking to establish himself as next in line at 135lbs against former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Round 1: Frankie Edgar is pressing forward early. Cory Sandhagen is moving around the octagon to avoid it. Sandhagen explodes […]
LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 18: Overeem vs. Volkov results throughout the afternoon (Sat. 6th. February 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event honours for the fifth consecutive time ahead of the promotion’s return to Las Vegas, Nevada for the first time this year, veteran kickboxing ace, Alistair ‘The […]