Jim Miller knows that the end of his fighting career is in sight, but the UFC veteran still has at least one specific opponent he’d like to face before hanging his gloves up. The 39-year-old was originally set to take on Gabriel Benítez at UFC Fi…
Jim Miller knows that the end of his fighting career is in sight, but the UFC veteran still has at least one specific opponent he’d like to face before hanging his gloves up. The 39-year-old was originally set to take on Gabriel Benítez at UFC Fight 219, but Benítez’s withdrawal from the matchup left Miller’s…
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All fighters competing at UFC Fight Night 219 have made weight and came face-to-face ahead of all the action on Saturday at the UFC Apex. Former UFC strawweight champion Jéssica Andrade will step up on short notice to face rising flyweight Erin Blanchfield in the main event. The fight is a potential No. 1 contender…
No.6-ranked UFC strawweight fighter Jéssica Andrade recently shed some light on the positive impact her upcoming fight has already had on her. Andrade fought last month at UFC 283 where she brutalized Lauren Murphy en route to a unanimous decision win….
No.6-ranked UFC strawweight fighter Jéssica Andrade recently shed some light on the positive impact her upcoming fight has already had on her. Andrade fought last month at UFC 283 where she brutalized Lauren Murphy en route to a unanimous decision win. Now, less than a month later, ‘Bate Estaca’ is already gearing up for an…
UFC Fight Night 219 (UFC Vegas 69) takes place tomorrow night, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results as each fight becomes official! Tomorrow night’s main event will see top-15 flyweights Jéssica Andrade (#3) and Erin Bl…
UFC Fight Night 219 (UFC Vegas 69) takes place tomorrow night, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results as each fight becomes official! Tomorrow night’s main event will see top-15 flyweights Jéssica Andrade (#3) and Erin Blanchfield (#10) battle it out, with Andrade filling in for Taila Santos on short…
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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