Cory Sandhagen is not avoiding a fight against Marlon Vera.
During an appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Vera revealed that he and Sandhagen were offered to fill in on short notice as the headliner for UFC Vegas 64, the upcoming Fight Night originally expected to be headlined by Bryce Mitchell vs. Movsar Evloev. An injury to Evloev forced him to withdraw, so the UFC removed Mitchell and explored other options instead.
Though he accepted the ‘sexy’ offer, ‘Chito’ told Helwani that Sandhagen declined it, leaving him confused since the ’Sandman’ called him out after his fourth-round TKO of Song Yadong in September.