Cory Sandhagen

Song Yadong showed an indomitable will but sustained too much damage in his UFC Fight Night main event against Cory Sandhagen. A cut opened up over Song's ...

He deserved a fifth round," Sandhagen said after the fight. The gash expanded in Round 4 and Song's left eye started to swell. It was a clever standing upward elbow that opened a terrible gash over Song's left eye in the second.

Tonight's UFC Vegas 60 event was headlined by a key bantamweight contest between perennial contenders Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong.

Great stoppage. That was great stop. [September 18, 2022] Not disappointed in that stoppage. Song Yadong possessed a clear power edge but it was diversity of strikes from Cory Sandhagen that proved to be the difference. Meanwhile, Song Yadong (19-7 MMA) had entered UFC Vegas 60 sporting a three-fight winning streak.

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Sandhagen (15-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC), who entered the fight ranked No. As the round wore on, Sandhagen's volume again was the story, and he shot forward for a takedown with a little more than a minute remaining, and he finished the frame in top position. Song pressed forward to start the fourth, landing a few heavy shots down the middle before quickly sweeping his opponent to the canvas. Song tried to load up on big punches down the middle, but Sandhagen bobbed and weaved his way out of trouble. Song briefly wobbled Sandhagen with a crisp left early in the frame, though he recovered quickly and looked to do damage in tight with well-placed elbows. Sandhagen walked forward at the start of the contest, switching stances and mixing attacks with punches and kicks, as well as testing his opponent's wrestling defense early.

Cory Sandhagen opened a cut on Song Yadong that looked like something out of a horror movie, which ended their fight in the fourth round in the UFC Vegas 60 ...

The continued punishment saw the gruesome cut get even worse and by the end of the fourth round, Song complained that he couldn’t even see any longer thanks to all the blood pouring into his eyes. After the restart, Sandhagen made it a priority to really control the pace while putting constant pressure on Song as he kept him guessing with a variety of strikes and still mixing in takedown attempts. In return, Sandhagen continued to show his creativity with his attacks including the well-timed elbow strike that sliced open Song over the eyebrow. While it may not have been the definitive ending he wanted, Sandhagen caused the damage that led to the stoppage, which ultimately got him the win. I wanted to see the scorecards to see if I was winning or not. The gash was courtesy of an elbow delivered by Sandhagen that sliced open Song through his eyebrow as the cutman continued to furiously work on him between rounds.

Tonight's UFC Vegas 60 event is headlined by a key bantamweight contest featuring Cory Sandhagen taking on Song Yadong.

Sandhagen with a low kick. Sandhagen with more jabs and then a body kick. Sandhagen with a right of his own. Sandhagen with a high kick and then a low kick. A knee from Sandhagen followed by a body kick and then a 1-2. Sandhagen with a body kick. Cory Sandhagen answers with a jab. Cory Sanghagen with the jab and then a low kick. Cory Sandhagen answers with a low kick and then another. Cory Sandhagen with a body kick. Sandhagen pushes forward with a right and gets countered. A jumping knee from Sandhagen misses/ A body kick now from Song and then a lunging left hook.

UFC fighters react to Cory Sandhagen's doctor's stoppage win in the main event of UFC Vegas 60, along with other main card action.

[@TouchyFili] [September 18, 2022] [Anthony Hernandez](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4706/anthony-hernandez) def. [#UFCVegas60] [September 18, 2022] [Andre Fili](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1907/andre-fili) def. I think he’s still one of the better guys in this division and I know I’ll see him again in the octagon. Great stoppage. [September 18, 2022] The fight, as expected was incredibly competitive throughout, but the fight changing moment came when Yadong had a nasty cut opened up above his left eye that gradually got worse and worse as the bout went on.

This victory breaks up a two fight losing skid for Cory, and puts him right back in the thick of things at the top of 135-pounds. Sandhagen pressed forward ...

[#UFCVegas60] [pic.twitter.com/AZqHzqVpjQ] [September 18, 2022] [#UFCVegas60] [pic.twitter.com/dvd0guvKOs] [September 18, 2022] [#UFCVegas60] [pic.twitter.com/PNlJ2mProJ] [September 18, 2022] [#UFCVegas60] [pic.twitter.com/KYsslR8e3h] [September 18, 2022] He also kept showing the threat of a takedown, but Song was savvy to them all and remained vertical. This victory breaks up a two fight losing skid for Cory, and puts him right back in the thick of things at the top of 135-pounds.

Catch the latest results from UFC Vegas 60, headlined by a bantamweight battle between contenders Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong.

ET/1 p.m. Song Yadong Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 4 p.m. Song Yadong Main Card (ESPN+, 7 p.m.

Yadong is originally from China and now trains out of Team Alpha Male in Sacramento, California. He is 3-2 in his past five fights. ABC ...

Sandhagen was clearly intent on pressuring Yadong, however, and that pressure mounted as the fight continued. I wanted to see the scorecards to see if I was winning. Referee Herb Dean waved off the fight under the advice of physicians between the fourth and fifth rounds.

Cory Sandhagen reacts to the gruesome cut that ended his fight with Song Yadong and what comes next for him after getting the win at UFC Vegas 60.

“I felt good, I felt fresh. “I didn’t win good enough,” Sandhagen said. I kind of want to fight up in the rankings now.” I think I was starting to figure him out as the fight was going on, so I was really looking forward to a fifth round. The guy hits really hard and he defended the takedowns really well. He’s kind of one of those guys.