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UFC Vegas 60 Betting Preview – Cory Sandhagen closing as clear favorite over Song Yadong

Faced with snapping a run of back-to-back losses in his return to the Octagon this weekend, bantamweight contender, Cory Sandhagen looks set to enter his UFC Vegas 60 main event slot against the surging, Song Yadong as a clear betting favorite, at least. Sandhagen, the current #4 ranked bantamweight contender, has yet to feature since […]

Sandhagen, the current #4 ranked bantamweight contender, has yet to feature since October of last year, where he replaced former foe and current champion, Aljamain Sterling – clashing with former champion, Petr Yan.

Drawing the Dudinka native on short notice, Cory Sandhagen started brightly against the Russian on ‘Fight Island’, however, Yan eventually pushed the pace beyond a manageable level for the Colorado native, before running out with an impressive unanimous decision win.

The loss came off the back of another judging defeat, this time a much closer loss against former two-time champion and incoming title chaser, T.J. Dillashaw back in July of last year at the UFC Apex facility.

Credited as the new instalment of blood in the division, Cory Sandhagen, a dynamic striker to say the least, with tricky movement as well as wily grappling, had rode an impressive run of two victories into his fight with Dillashaw – stopping both Marlon Moraes and former lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar with blistering knockouts.

14-4 as a professional, Sandhagen stopped Edgar with a flying knee win, before securing a wheel kick stoppage win over Brazilian veteran, Moraes.

As for Yadong, the division upstart, who turns just 25 years old at the end of this year, has managed to embark on an impressive string of three consecutive victories recently – enjoying a certain purple patch at 135lbs to land himself at #10 in the official division pile.

In his most high-profile victory of his Octagon tenure to date, Yadong, a native of Harbin, stopped common-opponent, Moraes with a thunderous knockout of his own back in March of this year at UFC Vegas 50. The win secured Yadong a Performance of the Night bonus to boot.

Cory Sandhagen closing as clear betting favorite ahead of UFC Vegas 60

Ahead of his first headlining matchup under the banner of the UFC this Saturday in ‘Sin City’, Yadong enters his massive bout against Sandhagen as a significant betting underdog. According to Betting Insider Journal, Eliot Marshall trainee, Sandhagen is available as a -210 betting favorite against Yadong, who is closing toward a +175 underdog, as the two prepare to share the Octagon.

A hugely dynamic and explosive striker, Cory Sandhagen, who also currently holds a split decision win over current ONE Championship bantamweight best, John Lineker, has only suffered another Octagon defeat against the aforenoted division kingpin, Sterling, ahead of his highlight-reel knockouts of Moraes and Edgar.

Debuting in the UFC in November 2017, amongst his other impressive Octagon victories, Yadong holds a rather contentious unanimous decision win over the surging, Marlon Vera – who recently took out former two-time bantamweight best, Dominick Cruz with a stunning high kick in San Diego last month.

Cory Sandhagen has entered the Octagon as a betting favorite in eight of his walks under the promotion’s banner, including his eventual loss against Dillashaw, as well as an underdog in his split judging success against Lineker to boot.

Cory Sandhagen vs. Song Yadong & Giga Chikadze vs. Sodiq Yusuff Made Official For Sep. 17 Fight Night Card

Both Cory Sandhagen vs. Song Yadong And Giga Chikadze vs. Sodiq Yusuff Made official For Sep. 17 Fight Night Card During last night’s UFC broadcast, the promotion announced both their main event and co-main event slots for their UFC Fight Night card on September 17th. The main event will be host to an intriguing bantamweight matchup […]

Both Cory Sandhagen vs. Song Yadong And Giga Chikadze vs. Sodiq Yusuff Made official For Sep. 17 Fight Night Card

During last night’s UFC broadcast, the promotion announced both their main event and co-main event slots for their UFC Fight Night card on September 17^th.

The main event will be host to an intriguing bantamweight matchup between former interim title challenger, Corey Sandhagen and one of the best young talents the UFC has to offer in 24-year old Song Yadong.

Sandhagen is coming off two back-to-back losses, but both have been extremely competitive affairs against two former 135lb champions in Petr Yan and T.J. Dillashaw. Before this skid, Sandhagen had produced some highlight-reel performances knocking out both Marlon Moraes and Frankie Edgar within five months. Sanhagen also holds credible wins over Raphael Assuncao, John Linekar, and Mario Bautista.

Sanding opposite ‘The Sandman’ will be the highly touted Yadong, who has been competing in the UFC since he was just 19 years old. The Chinese 135lber already has some impressive names on his record such as Marlon Vera and Casey Kenny and most recently savagely knocked out a former title challenger in Moraes.

Giga Chikadze Vs. Sodiq Yusuff

In the co-main, No.8 Giga Chikadze and No.12 Sodiq Yusuff are set to do battle over three rounds. Chikadze will hope to continue the form he was on before he met Calvin Kattar, who would hand him his first loss in the UFC. Before this bout, the 33-year-old Georgian held a seven-fight win streak, capped off by back-to-back knockout victories over Cub Swanson and Edson Barboza.

Dana White Contender Series Alum, Yusuff will now have the chance to jump into the top-10 rankings in what is the biggest fight of his career. ‘Super’ Sodiq holds a 5-1 record in the UFC, having only lost to Arnold Allen but would bounce back with a win over Alex Caceres back in March.

What fight are you most excited for? Corey Sandhagen Vs. Song Yadong or Giga Chikadze Vs. Sodiq Yusuff?

Report | Cory Sandhagen Targeted To Headline UFC Event Against Song Yadong On September 17.

Former interim UFC bantamweight title challenger, Cory Sandhagen is set to return from an almost year away from the sport – with reports detailing how the Colorado native is currently targeted to headline a UFC Fight Night event on September 17. against the surging #9 ranked contender, Song Yadong. Cory Sandhagen looks set to snap […]

Cory Sandhagen looks set to snap an almost year hiatus from the Octagon

As per an initial report from EuroSport reporter, Marcel Dorff, Cory Sandhagen, who co-headlined UFC 267 last October in Abu Dhabi, UAE – is currently targeted to headline a UFC Fight Night event on September 17. against Song Yadong – who has landed victories in each of his last three Octagon outings.

Featuring on ‘Fight Island’ in October, Sandhagen replaced former opponent and current undisputed champion, Aljamain Sterling against Petr Yan – suffering a unanimous decision loss to the Dudinka native over the course of five rounds.

As for Yadong, the Chinese upstart managed to land the most high-profile victory of his UFC tenure so far back in March at UFC Vegas 50 – stopping common-opponent, Marlon Moraes with a blistering first round knockout.

Prior to his loss against Yan, Sandhagen found himself on the wrong end of a close, back-and-forth split decision defeat against former two-time bantamweight best, T.J. Dillashaw in July.

Seeing his two–fight run of consecutive knockout victories halted, the highly-touted, Cory Sandhagen had stopped the aforenoted, Moraes with a thunderous second round spinning wheel kick in October 2020 on ‘Fight Island’.

Scoring another highlight-reel finish, Sandhagen handed former undisputed lightweight titleholder, Frankie Edgar a 28-second flying knee knockout defeat back in February of last year. Sandhagen also holds a judging win over recently minted ONE Championship bantamweight best, John Lineker.

8-1-1 from 10 professional walks, Yadong added the now-retired, Moraes to a run of victories over both Julio Arce, and Kyler Philips.

The 24-year-old uber-prospect also managed to land himself a hugely-close, decision win over the surging, Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville in May 2020.

Report: Cory Sandhagen Vs. Song Yadong In The Works For Sept. 17th

A UFC bantamweight showdown between rising contenders Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong is reportedly in the works for later this year. MMA journalist Marcel Dorff was the first to report news of the planned Sandhagen/Yadong booking. The fight is being targeted for Sept. 17 at a to-be-determined location and venue. Sandhagen most recently filled in…

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A UFC bantamweight showdown between rising contenders Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong is reportedly in the works for later this year.

MMA journalist Marcel Dorff was the first to report news of the planned Sandhagen/Yadong booking.

The fight is being targeted for Sept. 17 at a to-be-determined location and venue.

Sandhagen most recently filled in for Aljamain Sterling at UFC 267, losing an interim bantamweight fight to Petr Yan on short notice. Before that, he suffered a split-decision loss to TJ Dillashaw in a fight in which many believed he deserved to win.

Sandhagen’s recent losses were preceded by back-to-back knockouts over former title challenger Marlon Moraes and former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. He has also earned wins over the likes of Raphael Assuncao and John Lineker in the Octagon.

If the bout becomes official, Sandhagen will face a tough task in the streaking Yadong. He has won three-straight fights, including most recently over Moraes and Julio Arce.

The 24-year-old Yadong made his promotional debut back in November 2017, earning a first-round knockout over Bharat Khandare.

The planned Sandhagen vs. Yadong matchup adds to a stacked month of September for the UFC. The month opens up with a heavyweight battle between Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa, along with a planned bantamweight title fight between bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling against Dillashaw at UFC 279.

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Henry Cejudo Roasts Dominick Cruz After Song Yadong’s Callout

After a beautiful knockout victory by Song Yadong at UFC Vegas 50, Henry Cejudo would seize the moment by making fun of his former opponent Dominick Cruz on Twitter after Yadong’s callout of Cruz in his post-fight interview. “The Kung Fu Monkey” looked savagely impressive during the fight, dispatching the veteran Marlon Moraes in round […]

“The Kung Fu Monkey” looked savagely impressive during the fight, dispatching the veteran Marlon Moraes in round one with a gorgeous uppercut. This would be the fourth knockout loss in a row for Moraes, and an elated Yadong would take the mic afterward and call out the former champion Cruz.

Henry Cejudo Makes Some Noise

“Ding Dong. Who’s there? SONG YA F’N DONG! This dude is a problem. Only 24 years old?!?! Watch out bantamweight! #UFCVegas50” Cejudo would start off with.

Ding Dong, Who's there? SONG YA F'N DONG! This dude a problem. Only 24 years old?!?! Watch out bantamweights! #UFCVegas50

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) March 13, 2022

Of course, “Triple C” wasn’t done there. Henry Cejudo would take a shot at Dominick Cruz himself while he was at it.

“I hear you wanna fight Dominick Cruz @SongYaDongMMA? Interesting matchup. Just make sure to bring the beer and cigarettes! #DominickSnooze #ThanksKeithPeterson #UFCVegas50”

Of course, Cejudo is referencing their fight two years ago back in 2020 at UFC 249. In that bout, “Triple C” would get the best of Cruz: finishing him with two seconds left on the clock in round two. A knee would start the finishing sequence, but overall it was the steady ground and pound from Cejudo that caused the referee Keith Peterson to stop the matchup.

Obviously, with such little time on the clock, Cruz was outraged at the stoppage. He was livid because Cruz said he was still moving and trying to advance his position. Not only that, but he said he smelt a very strong odor of “booze and cigarettes” on Peterson before the fight.

Nothing was ever proven, and it’s worth mentioning fellow referee Herb Dean vouched for Peterson and said he didn’t even smoke cigarettes at all.

What do you make of Henry Cejudo’s comments on Yadong’s Dominick Cruz call out? Leave your opinion down in the comments below!

Song Yadong, Khalil Rountree Among Four UFC Vegas 50 Bonus Winners

UFC bantamweight prospect Song Yadong and light heavyweight Khalil Rountree earned $50k for their performances at UFC Vegas 50. Yadong seized his moment in the UFC Vegas 50 co-headliner against former title challenger Marlon Moraes, knocking him out with a vicious uppercut in the first round. He has now won three straight and appears to…

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UFC bantamweight prospect Song Yadong and light heavyweight Khalil Rountree earned $50k for their performances at UFC Vegas 50.

Yadong seized his moment in the UFC Vegas 50 co-headliner against former title challenger Marlon Moraes, knocking him out with a vicious uppercut in the first round. He has now won three straight and appears to be on the verge of a top 10 spot.

Check out Yadong’s violent knockout below.

Yadong is a protege of MMA legend Urijah Faber down at Team Alpha Male.

Yadong wasn’t the only one who shut the lights out on his opponent. Rountree overcame a slow start against Karl Roberson to blitz him with a barrage of strikes in Round 2.

Rountree landed a stiff body kick along with a series of hooks that sent Roberson collapsing to the canvas.

Rountree has now won back-to-back fights.

In one of the most miraculous in-fight comebacks in recent memory, UFC middleweight Cody Brundage survived a near TKO finish from Dalcha Lungiambula to choke him out with a guillotine. He sunk in the choke by allowing Lungiambula into his guard off of a takedown attempt.

The UFC Vegas 50 prelims began with a wild flying knee knockout by the undefeated Azamat Murzakanov against Tafon Nchukwi in his UFC debut.

Murzakanov is a former Dana White’s Contender Series standout and could be a light heavyweight to watch in 2022.

Yadong, Rountree, Brundage, and Murzakanov all cashed in a $50k post-fight bonus check and will look to continue their positive momentum later in 2022.

Who do you want to see Song Yadong fight next?

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