Former interim bantamweight challenger, Cory Sandhagen has claimed he has now solidified his status as the next title challenger off the back of his win over UFC Des Moines — claiming no other contender at the weight limit deserves it more than him.
Sandhagen, who returned to winning-ways over the weekend, did so in impressive fashion against a former undisputed flyweight kingpin.
And forcing a second round knee injury on former titleholder, Deiveson Figueiredo, Colorado native, Sandhagen prevailed with a TKO win as a result — rebounding following a dominant decision loss to most recent title chaser, Umar Nurmagomedov last summer.