Even with a quiet victory, Cory Sandhagen justifies a disappointing fight against Marlon Vera

C. Sandhagen in a post-event press conference. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube

the duel between Marlon Vera e Cory Sandhagen was highly anticipated by MMA fans, given the history of the two athletes almost always delivering exciting fights. However, despite the American's quiet victory, the clash was far from interesting and even in the UFC San Antonio octagon, the 'Sandman' justified himself.

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“Marlon is a difficult guy to hit, I'm difficult to hit. Sometimes that happens in sports, you know? I'm super grateful and receptive to you guys watching the fight. Thank you very much. It was incredible to fight in front of the public again. Sorry it wasn't a knockout or a 'back and forth' fight like people expected. But I'm hard to hit and the guy is hard to hit. That’s it”, said Sandhagen still in the Octagon.

Then fifth in the bantamweight ranking (up to 61,2kg), Sandhagen should take third place in Marlon Vera in the next rating update. The 30-year-old fighter recorded his second consecutive victory and now has a record in the sport of 16 triumphs and just four setbacks.

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