Cory Sandhagen has reacted following tonight’s no longer easy break up option setback to feeble bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw at UFC Vegas 32.
Sandhagen (14-3 MMA) had entered tonight’s occasion headliner with hopes of extending his contemporary spend mosey to three in a row. The perennial division contender had most beforehand competed assist in February, the put he scored a scandalous first spherical knockout victory over Frankie Edgar.
Meanwhile, TJ Dillashaw (17-4 MMA) changed into returning to action this evening for the principle time since suffering a knockout loss to Henry Cejudo in January of 2019. That setback, which came about at flyweight (125lbs), additionally resulted in ‘Killashaw’ receiving a two-twelve months suspension, this after he tested obvious for the banned substance EPO.
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 23 predominant occasion proved to be an absolute battle as Dillashaw and Sandhagen proceeded to drag toe-to-toe in what changed into a thrilling affair. TJ Dillashaw regarded to injure his knee within the opening spherical of the contest, but fought thru the adversity and went on to drag the beefy five rounds with Cory Sandhagen. After twenty-five minutes of heart-pounding action Dillashaw changed into awarded a break up option victory from the judges in attendance.
The loss changed into certainly a no longer easy one to swallow, but Cory Sandhagen is no longer going to pronounce and suppose about the final result.
“I know I had him wound more events than me,” Sandhagen told Megan Olivi on the UFC on ESPN 27 put up-strive against mask (thru MMAJunkie). “I suppose I changed into touchdown the system cleaner shots. I changed into picking him apart. I guess I will occupy to’ve carried out more. That’s on me. … I told myself I changed into winning the fifth spherical. I knowing that I did. I don’t know. What can you terminate? I knowing I made after all accurate modifications because the strive against changed into occurring. What can you terminate? I guess I’ll be taught from it. I’ll silent be world champ. I’ll silent terminate the final issues I stated I changed into going to total. I accurate occupy got to be taught and recuperate, I guess.”
Cory Sandhagen persevered:
“I don’t desire to be a tiny whiny tiny one. I’m going to eradicate it. I’m going to recuperate from it. That’s what I’m going to total, and I’m silent going to spend a world championship hopefully silent next twelve months.”
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