Do not count on Corey Sandhagen to battle within the Huge Apple.
Following Deveson Figueiredo’s spectacular second spherical TKO in Deveson Figueiredo, “The Sandman” ought to be the following man to rule bantamweight world champion Merab Dvalishvili.
Do not count on their anticipated title conflict to fall this November when the UFC returns to Madison Sq. Backyard, the world’s most well-known area.
“I hate preventing in New York. The state taxes are loopy,” Sandhagen advised MMA Preventing. “December in Vegas is actually good for me.”
The primary crack in Sandhagen with undisputed gold took a very long time. He got here shut a number of instances, however in the end ran out of title eliminator in opposition to Al Jaman Sterling earlier than he surrendered a unanimous resolution to Petruyan within the interim championship match 4 years in the past.
Regardless of the set-up, Sandhagen’s targets within the battle sport all the time stay the identical.
“I by no means actually cared about stars or well-known issues. My purpose was to be the very best fighter on the planet with a 135. That is what’s essential to me. Folks with a belt could not care a lot.
“The Sandman” was 4-1 together with his final 5, and the one loss was incurred in opposition to Umar Nurmagomedov.
As for Dvalishvili, “The Machine” is a rematch that nobody actually desires, refreshing from the dominant submission victory over Sean O’Malley. No official date has been introduced that Georgian has returned to the octagon, but when Sandhagen needs his want, they may shut UFC 2025 with “Sin Metropolis” this Christmas.
