Cory Sandhagen: 'Masterful performance' vs. Deiveson Figueiredo at #UFCIowa can set up UFC title shot (via @Farah_Hannoun)

Sean O’Malley & Merab Dvalishvili on Alert as Cory Sandhagen Makes a Strong Argument Before UFC Iowa

Cory Sandhagen has been eyeing the bantamweight championship belt for a long while now. Being the #4 bantamweight contender, we can expect him to get a title shot soon enough. But before that, ‘Sandman’ needs to go a bit higher in the rankings. Unfortunately, he lost his last bout against Umar Nurmagomedov, who in turn, lost his bout against Merab Dvalishvili. Despite that, Sandhagen seemed confident in his stance against Dvalishvili. He even pu…

Cory Sandhagen: 'Masterful performance' vs. Deiveson Figueiredo at #UFCIowa can set up UFC title shot (via @Farah_Hannoun)

Cory Sandhagen sees a realistic path to challenge Merab Dvalishvili or Sean O'Malley for gold with a UFC on ESPN 67 main event win.

Cory Sandhagen is determined to get a UFC title shot in 2025, and it starts with a UFC on ESPN 67 main event win over Deiveson Figueiredo. After losing a unanimous decision to Umar Nurmagomedov in a bantamweight title eliminator in August, Sandhagen (17-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) will look to get back on the contender track against Figueiredo (24-4-1 MMA, 13-4-1 UFC) in the main event of the May 3 event at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa (ESPN2, ESP…