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Cory Sandhagen will be competing in the main event of UFC on ESPN+37 tonight opposite Marlon Moraes, and the booking of the bout came as a surprise to many, including Sandhagen himself. When Cory Sandhagen lost to Aljamain Sterling via first-round sub…
Cory Sandhagen will be competing in the main event of UFC on ESPN+37 tonight opposite Marlon Moraes, and the booking of the bout came as a surprise to many, including Sandhagen himself. When Cory Sandhagen lost to Aljamain Sterling via first-round submission at UFC 250, he was prepared to go back to the drawing board […]
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In the UFC Fight Island 5 main event, we have an intriguing bantamweight battle with title implications. Long-time contender Marlon Moraes is set to take on Cory Sandhagen over five rounds on ‘Fight Island’ later tonight. Who’ll win? Let’s see what the LowKickMMA staff think… Jordan Ellis: I really like Marlon Moraes in this fight, […]
In the UFC Fight Island 5 main event, we have an intriguing bantamweight battle with title implications. Long-time contender Marlon Moraes is set to take on Cory Sandhagen over five rounds on ‘Fight Island’ later tonight. Who’ll win? Let’s see what the LowKickMMA staff think…
Jordan Ellis: I really like Marlon Moraes in this fight, especially as an underdog. He pretty much steamrolled the entire bantamweight division on his way to a title shot. The Brazilian only fell short due to the incredible ability of Henry Cejudo. Last time out he beat Jose Aldo despite the fact a lot of fans want to discredit that victory. Cory Sandhagen on the other hand is still somewhat unproven at this level. He has height, reach, and youth on his side but lacks elite-level experience. In his biggest test to date, he was easily subbed by Aljamain Sterling so I struggle to understand why he’s the favourite heading into this fight.
Prediction: Marlon Moraes
Ross Markey: For, Moraes this opportunity against Sandhagen may come with some legitimate title implications. Given the UFC’s hastiness to confirm Aljamain Sterling as the next contender to Petr Yan’s throne, and the fact Moraes holds a rather convincing win over the former – a victory over Sandhagen could potentially see Moraes leapfrog his way into the challenger position. Moraes has been in this sort of position before as well. He was overlooked in favour of José Aldo despite taking a victory over his compatriot, albeit close, but his prior high-level experience should be enough to see him through opposite Sandhagen. Saturday represents another massive, high-profile pairing for the Colorado native, but a change of pace may have benefited him better than a matchup as severe as this. He was out-grappled rather easily by the above mentioned, Sterling in June, but certainly still has the skills to tackle the division’s elite – just not on this occasion I believe.
Prediction: Marlon Moraes
Karim Nathan: This is a fight I’ve been looking forward to for a long time and I think could be fight of the night. Moraes will come out aggressive and look for an early stoppage but I think Cory has a good chin and will be able to weather the storm in the early rounds, then I think Moraes might start to fatigue as he did in the Cejudo fight and that will allow Cory to fight his fight and win by late stoppage.
Prediction: Cory Sandhagen
Abhinav Kini: I can see this being a Fight of the Night. Marlon Moraes is super explosive and very fun to watch, but as seen in his two previous fights, there are many things that the creative Corey Sandhagen can exploit. Moraes doesn’t seem to have the best gas tank either and if he is unable to finish Sandhagen — who is very durable — in the first two rounds, I can definitely seen this being a late finish or decision for Sandhagen which is what I’m currently edging towards.
Prediction: Cory Sandhagen
Ryan MacCarthy: Im shocked Marlon is the underdog here. Im not very confident in Sandhagen after his fight with Sterling. What we’ve seen Marlon do with his switch kicks, the way he disguises it and throws quick, it’s beautiful. He switches like his feet are on fire. He knocked out Aljamain like that. He knocked out Jimmie Rivera like that. And i believe he will do the same to Cory Sandhagen. I expect to see Marlon looking to chop Sandhagen down, a lot of low kicks initially. And then Marlon weighs heavy on his experience and what it takes to win a five-round fight. I think Marlon is gonna win by TKO. I’m gonna say in the third round most likely. Im surprised he’s the underdog, but i also love it. Great way to make some dough.
Prediction: Marlon Moraes
UFC Fight Island 5 is now official. All the fighters competing on the card have now weighed in ahead of the event set to take place in the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi tomorrow. At the top of the card, we have a bantamweight fight with title implications as Marlon Moraes takes on […]
UFC Fight Island 5 is now official. All the fighters competing on the card have now weighed in ahead of the event set to take place in the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi tomorrow. At the top of the card, we have a bantamweight fight with title implications as Marlon Moraes takes on Cory Sandhagen. Check out if those fighters and everyone else on the card hit their mark ahead of a stacked show.
Main Card
Marlon Moraes (136) vs. Cory Sandhagen (136)
Edson Barboza (145.5) vs. Makwan Amirkhani (146)
Ben Rothwell (265) vs. Marcin Tybura (263)
Dricus Du Plessis (186) vs. Markus Perez (186)
Tom Aspinall (252) vs. Alan Baudot (254)
Ilia Topuria (146) vs. Youssef Zalal (146)
Prelims
K.B. Bhullar (186) vs. Tom Breese (186)
Chris Daukaus (227) vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (265)
Joaquin Buckley (185.5) vs. Impa Kasanganay (185.5)
Ali Alqaisi (136) vs. Tony Kelley (136)
Giga Chikadze (146) vs. Omar Morales (145.5)
Tracy Cortez (136) vs. Stephanie Egger (135.5)
Bruno Silva (125.5) vs. Tagir Ulanbekov (126)
The UFC continues it’s impressive run of events on Yas Island AKA ‘Fight Island’ in Abu Dhabi this Saturday night. Topping the card is a bantamweight match-up with title implications between Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen. Prior to that fans get to enjoy a stacked six-fight main card. Join us ahead of UFC Fight Island […]
The UFC continues it’s impressive run of events on Yas Island AKA ‘Fight Island’ in Abu Dhabi this Saturday night. Topping the card is a bantamweight match-up with title implications between Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen.
Prior to that fans get to enjoy a stacked six-fight main card. Join us ahead of UFC Fight Island 5 as we preview and predict each of those bouts. If you’re going to be putting money down this weekend stick with us and check out 20bet for all the best MMA & football betting odds.
This is an intriguing main event match-up. Marlon Moraes is a long-time contender at bantamweight and has only came up short against the very best – Henry Cejudo. He holds high profile wins over the likes of Aljamain Sterling, Pedro Munhoz, Jose Aldo, Raphael Assuncao, Jimmie Rivera and John Dodson. Despite his clear pedigree he is considered the underdog this weekend by the oddsmakers who have priced him at +110. His opponent, Cory Sandhagen is the slight favourite at -137 but we aren’t quite sure why. Sandhagen has got height, reach and youth on his side heading into this one but the 28-year-old has not proven himself to be at the same level as Moraes, not yet anyway. Last time out he was quickly tapped by Sterling who as we mentioned earlier lost to Moraes. While MMA math doesn’t always work out it would be silly to pass up on the brilliant Brazilian as an underdog in this one.
Former lightweight contender Edson Barboza is a considerable favourite to get his first victory at 145lbs against Makwan Amirkhani this weekend. The Brazilian knockout artist is -250 to record to the win and we think he will do just that. Barboza is on a two-fight losing streak but has looked really good in both of them and only lost out to Paul Felder and Dan Ige due to some dodgy judging. Amirkhani is a good fighter but has never beat anyone at this level. He is also stepping up on short notice, so you have to question if he’s ready for the biggest fight of his life. We predict no and for that reason will be betting on Barboza to score a finish in this one at odds of +120.
A really tough fight to call in the heavyweight division. Ben Rothwell and Marcin Tybura are really well matched, so we have two bets for you to consider in this one. Rothwell is the favourite at -170. We think he is likely to get this fight done inside the distance and betting on that will boost his odds to +175. However, Tybura is capable of edging this one out on the scorecards. We doubt he will be able to finish ‘Big Ben’ who hasn’t suffered a stoppage defeat since 2013. So, if you are leaning towards the Polish fighter be sure to bet on him to get the decision at odds of +250.
Another intriguing match-up. Another fight that’s hard to call. Markus Perez is the +130 underdog in this one and we will be picking him purely for the value. Perez is a three-year UFC veteran and has picked up some impressive wins during his time with the company. The favourite, Du Plessis still has it all to prove at this level. His odds of -160 suggest the bookmakers are backing his reputation over the already obvious fighting ability of Perez but we always fancy the more experienced fighter against a UFC debutante.
The 26-year-old English heavyweight, Tom Aspinall looked sensational in his UFC debut earlier this year. The teammate of Darren Till made quick work of Jake Collier who by no means was expected to beat Aspinall but was supposed to put up more of a fight. The win earned Aspinall a $50,000 bonus and a ton of new fans who’ll be excited to see him compete again. He’s a huge -500 favourite in this one so if your hoping to make some money by betting on him you’re going to have predict the round he stops late replacement opponent Alan Baudot in his UFC debut. In our opinion, it’s going to be early. Baudot usually competes at 205lbs and will likely struggle to cope with Aspinall’s power. We are gonna give the French fighter some credit and hope he survives round one as it only pays -105. Whereas an Aspinall finish in round two will give much bigger odds of +450.
We really like Youssef Zalal. He has looked great since joining the UFC earlier this year. Zalal already has three wins inside the Octagon and is understandably the favourite heading into this one at -188. His opponent is undefeated and has looked brilliant throughout his eight professional fights against less than impressive opposition. The bookmakers have him an underdog at +163 which may entice some to have a flutter on the European fighter. We will be sticking with Zalal. Whatever happens both these fighters look destined for big thing aged just 24 and 23 years old.
Although Marlon Moraes previously wanted to face Dominick Cruz, he believes he’s now facing a better version in Cory Sandhagen. “Magic” was initially campaigning for a fight with Cruz but revealed that he was turned down by the former UFC bantamweight champion among other fighters. Instead, Moraes will now face Sandhagen in the UFC Fight […]
Although Marlon Moraes previously wanted to face Dominick Cruz, he believes he’s now facing a better version in Cory Sandhagen.
“Magic” was initially campaigning for a fight with Cruz but revealed that he was turned down by the former UFC bantamweight champion among other fighters.
Instead, Moraes will now face Sandhagen in the UFC Fight Island 5 headliner this weekend and he even feels he’s facing a superior fighter in the 28-year-old who has been likened to Cruz multiple times.
“I think Cory is a better version of Dominick Cruz,” Moraes said during media day (via MMA Junkie). “I want to get in there and show the caliber of fighter I am.
“Getting there against a highly skilled opponent like Cory. Cory’s not an easy fight for anybody. In my opinion he’s one of the best fighters in the division and he’s one of the hardest guys to fight.”
Moraes is coming off a win, albeit a controversial one, over Jose Aldo and although some felt he was worthy of getting a bantamweight title shot, he was eventually skipped in favor of the latter.
But the Brazilian wasn’t mad about that especially as he always felt he needed one more win to challenge for the title again following his loss to Henry Cejudo last year.
“Not (mad) at all with not getting the title shot,” Moraes said. “I knew I needed another fight after beating Aldo and it was a close fight and I just fought for the title. People want to see someone get in there with a statement, and that fight was a good fight with a legend, but it wasn’t a statement. Here I am now. I focus on the fight and the performance I’m going to put on.”
While Aljamain Sterling appears to be the next in line for a title shot, it is yet to be confirmed. And given how anything can happen in the UFC, Moraes is hoping a huge performance on Saturday will see him eventually get the nod over Sterling.
“With the UFC everything changes,” Moraes added. “It’s all about your last performance and Sterling fought – I don’t remember when he last fought, so it must’ve been two, three months ago. We’re fighting Saturday and a lot of people are going to remember what happens Saturday.”
What do you think of Moraes’ comments?
Cory Sandhagen wasn’t expecting Marlon Moraes as his next opponent after coming off his first loss in the Octagon earlier this year. “It seems like (the UFC) are doing me a favor,” Sandhagen told MMANews. “I was really shocked b…
Cory Sandhagen wasn’t expecting Marlon Moraes as his next opponent after coming off his first loss in the Octagon earlier this year. “It seems like (the UFC) are doing me a favor,” Sandhagen told MMANews. “I was really shocked by them putting this together, obviously being that number one (contenders fight). My last loss or […]
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