Cory Sandhagen is filled with confidence forward of Tilt’s title with Merab Dvalishvili.
After years of combating within the bantamweight division, “Sandman” lastly will get a shot with incontroversial gold when he challenged Dvalishvili to the 135 pound crown on the UFC 320 Co-Primary occasion on Saturday night time.
Sandhagen will enter the match as winners with three of the final 4, together with a second spherical of TKO over flyweight title holder debut Son Fijueild. That victory gained the much-anticipated alternative for Sandhagen, and we’re assured he might ship comparable outcomes towards Dvalishvili in Las Vegas.
“I am extra harmful now than ever,” Sandhagen stated earlier than the night time of the battle. “So I undoubtedly might see Merab ending. It would not be straightforward as a result of he is a tricky fighter. When he backs up, he is actually onerous to again up.
Over 50% of Sandhagen’s victory throughout the Octagon got here through KO, however they need to go all through 2021 to discover a end that does not come by way of docs’ suspensions or accidents.
In the meantime, Dvalishvili has stepped away from a completely dominant efficiency towards Sean O’Malley, submitting “Sugar” within the third spherical of his bantamweight championship rematch at UFC 316.
