UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen has made his prediction for the expected title fight in his division between Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo. Sterling legitimized his reign on the throne with a pair of defenses over TJ Dillashaw and Petr Y…
UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen has made his prediction for the expected title fight in his division between Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo. Sterling legitimized his reign on the throne with a pair of defenses over TJ Dillashaw and Petr Yan in 2022, the latter of which saw him make divisional UFC history. As well…
UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen has a big name in mind for his next fight if he gets past Marlon Vera. Sandhagen will face Vera in a UFC Fight Night event on February 18th. He’s looking to win his second consecutive fight after dismantl…
UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen has a big name in mind for his next fight if he gets past Marlon Vera. Sandhagen will face Vera in a UFC Fight Night event on February 18th. He’s looking to win his second consecutive fight after dismantling Song Yadong last September. Sandhagen has been on the verge of…
The UFC’s No.1 ranked bantamweight contender, Sean O’Malley, sets his sights on a former foe for his eventual title shot. The UFC’s bantamweight division continues to prove itself one of the most talented rich and exciting weight classes out there. There is an endless amount of entertaining and high-level matchups that could be made, such […]
The UFC’s No.1 ranked bantamweight contender, Sean O’Malley, sets his sights on a former foe for his eventual title shot.
The UFC’s bantamweight division continues to prove itself one of the most talented rich and exciting weight classes out there. There is an endless amount of entertaining and high-level matchups that could be made, such as February’s scheduled fight between Cory Sandhagen and Marlon Vera.
The winner of the matchup will set himself up for a potential title shot, most likely squaring off in a No.1 contenders match against Sean O’Malley.
O’Malley propelled himself to the top of the division following his win over Petr Yan back in October and now holds the division’s No.1 ranking. Talking on his podcast, O’Malley discussed the Vera vs. Sandhagen matchup and his future options.
“What’s going to happen? I don’t want to think too far into that,” O’Malley said. “Cejudo: ‘Marlon Vera is just a journeyman, not good enough to beat Cory Sandhagen.’ You know what, that’s not true. I used to call ‘Chito’ a journeyman, but that was before he beat all those good guys. I didn’t think ‘Chito’ was going to get as good as he did, but he’s gotten good. He’s gotten really good, and nothing but respect for him. I hope he beats Cory, and Aljo beats Henry, Aljo moves up to 145, and me vs. ‘Chito,’ July, massive fight, for the belt.” (H/T MMAFighting)
O’Malley seemed very keen for Vera to get the job done, acknowledging that the matchup has the potential to be a huge event.
“Either way, it doesn’t matter to me, as long as ‘Chito’ gets the job done,” O’Malley said. “I like Cory, but me vs. ‘Chito’ is a massive fight. Me vs. Cory anybody is a good sized fight. The biggest fight in the division is me vs. anybody, but me vs. ‘Chito,’ the people have been waiting for it, and it’s getting closer.”
Former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo recently gave his take on Cory Sandhagen vs. Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera. Sandhagen and Vera will meet at the UFC Apex in the main event of UFC Fight Night 219 in February. In a recent vid…
Former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo recently gave his take on Cory Sandhagen vs. Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera. Sandhagen and Vera will meet at the UFC Apex in the main event of UFC Fight Night 219 in February. In a recent video uploaded to his YouTube channel, ‘Triple C’ shared his thoughts on the…
It appears we have the return of no. 4 ranked UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Vera on tap, as he’s just been scheduled to headline UFC Vegas 69 against no. 5 ranked Cory Sandhagen. UFC Vegas 69 is to go down on February 18, 2023, live from the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada. Ecuadorian talent Marlon […]
It appears we have the return of no. 4 ranked UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Vera on tap, as he’s just been scheduled to headline UFC Vegas 69 against no. 5 ranked Cory Sandhagen.
UFC Vegas 69 is to go down on February 18, 2023, live from the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada.
Ecuadorian talent Marlon Vera has been on a serious streak as of late, going 10-2 over his last 12 outings, as he comes into this bout on a four-fight win streak. Many believe he should be 11-1 in his last 12 as well, considering his unanimous decision defeat to Song Yadong was heavily disputed.
Nonetheless, following that defeat, he’d TKO Sean O’Malley, before losing to former featherweight champion Jose Aldo.
Since then however, Vera has defeated the likes of Davey Grant (UD) in their rematch to avenge his second promotional defeat, Frankie Edgar (KO), Rob Font (UD), and former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz (KO).
Then we have Cory Sandhagen, a Colorado native that comes in having gone 3-3 over his last six, following a 5-0 start to his UFC tenure, though, like Vera, many believe he should be 4-2 in that time.
The fourth and fifth victories of Sandhagen’s UFC career came over longtime bantamweight staple Raphael Assuncao (UD) and current ONE bantamweight champion John Lineker (SD), before he was defeated by current UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (RNC).
Sandhagen then knocked out both Marlon Moraes (TKO) and Frankie Edgar (KO), before losing back-to-back bouts to former champions Petr Yan (UD) in their interim title clash, and then TJ Dillashaw (SD), the latter being quite a controversial outcome.
Sandhagen would follow up those defeats with a doctor stoppage TKO victory over Song Yadong himself back in September.
Who do you see walking away from UFC Vegas 69’s main event the victor, Marlon Vera, or Cory Sandhagen?
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UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Vera will make his Octagon return against Cory Sandhagen for his first fight of 2023. MMA journalist Ariel Helwani reported the targeted matchup during a recent episode of The MMA Hour. He said that the last time a UFC…
UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Vera will make his Octagon return against Cory Sandhagen for his first fight of 2023. MMA journalist Ariel Helwani reported the targeted matchup during a recent episode of The MMA Hour. He said that the last time a UFC official spoke to him about Vera’s next move, Sandhagen was the targeted…