UFC Vegas 32 Highlights: TJ Dillashaw Wins Return Fight Against Cory Sandhagen
Cory Sandhagen vs. TJ Dillashaw was not only the main event but also the return fight of the former bantamweight champion.
The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (July 24, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 32 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Dillashaw scored a few takedowns in the first round including when Sandhagen went for a flying knee strike, which connected. Sandhagen found the range in the second round as TJ had a hurt left knee.
Sandhagen dropped him briefly. TJ had a really bad cut in right eyebrow. TJ started using more movement in the third round and tagged him a few times to open the round. Sandhagen threw a wild kick in the third round and TJ got a takedown. Dillashaw did a nice job of clinching with him in the fourth frame. The judges gave the win to Dillashaw by split decision.
UFC Vegas 18 Highlights: Cory Sandhagen Stuns Frankie Edgar With Flying Knee KO
Cory Sandhagen vs. Frankie Edgar exceeded expectations in the co-main event role.
The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (February 6, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 18 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility.
There’s not much to say about this fight as Sandhagen connected with a flying knee to knock out Edgar cold. The fight only lasted 28 seconds.
Peep the highlights of the fight courtesy of the UFC’s official Twitter account:
Sandhagen entered this fight after getting a TKO win over Marlon Moraes at the October Fight Night event from the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Before that, he had his seven-fight winning streak including back-to-back decision wins over John Lineker in April 2019 and Raphael Assuncao at UFC 241 in August 2019 broken. In that fight, he got choked out by Aljamain Sterling at the UFC 250 pay-per-view event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC APEX.