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UFC Star Cory Sandhagen Explains Why He Refuses to Fight in New York

Don’t expect to see Cory Sandhagen fight in The Big Apple.

Following an impressive second-round TKO of Deiveson Figueiredo in Des Moines, ‘The Sandman’ should be the next man up for reigning bantamweight world champion Merab Dvalishvili.

UFC Star Cory Sandhagen Explains Why He Refuses to Fight in New York 2

Just don’t expect their anticipated title clash to go down this November when the UFC heads back to the world’s most famous arena — Madison Square Garden.

“I hate fighting in New York—the state tax is crazy,” Sandhagen told MMA Fighting.