An unattractive victory lasting 5 rounds made Cory Sandhagen receive negative reactions, but president Dana White seems to not think so.
The match between Cory Sandhagen and Rob Font ended with a distinct victory for “Sand Man” after 5 points. Sandhagen spent nearly 20 minutes controlling Font in the ring with his locking skills to secure the lead.
However, the performance lacked compelling situations that caused Sandhagen to receive negative reactions. Some even thought that he did not deserve a place to compete for the title even though this was his third consecutive win.
Responding to these comments, the American boxer shared about the attitude of the most important person – president Dana White about his fight.
“I talked to Dana White about it, and I actively asked, ‘Hey man, this has happened, I really want to show more, but I’m not comfortable with it.’ He was really okay with that . game and just told me to rest, his attitude was also very good .”
“There weren’t any weird reactions from White. Out of my last three opponents, I finished Song Yadong, who is a very good fighter and continues to prove how good he is. I know you. he’s going to be one of the best fighters in this weight class I beat Chito by a big margin, do the same thing with Rob You can’t create too many arguments that I don’t deserve the title .”
“I know the last game lacked a lot of motivation, but you take into account all the factors inside and outside the game, including injuries, you shouldn’t hate me for what I did. I still have it. 50-45 score difference, still one of the good guys with the injured arm.”
Indeed, if you look at what Cory Sandhagen has to face, he has a reason to beat Rob Font in the safest way.
According to the original plan, Umar Nurmagomedov – a martial artist with a technical standing style and diverse locking abilities is Sandhagen’s opponent. It is understandable to prepare a similar skill set to respond, as Sandhagen did before Rob Font.
After the match, “Sandman” also revealed that he had torn his biceps (tricep) right in the first half, making him unable to throw punches or trademark elbows. This is also considered the main reason why he decided to drag Rob Font to the floor – the opponent’s death ground 7 times in the whole match.
With hand surgery, Sandhagen did not need to rush to find a place to compete. Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling will defend his title against Sean O’Malley at UFC 292 on August 20. In addition, the difficult obstacles named Merab Dvalishvili or Umar Nurmagomedov, even the former king Henry Cejudo are enough for him to need to prepare well before returning.