November 7, 2023 12:20 pm ET
The Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera rematch doesn’t match Cory Sandhagen’s timeline.
UFC CEO Dana White announced Monday that O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) will defend his bantmweight title in opposition to Vera (23-8-1 MMA, 15-7 UFC) in March. Sandhagen (17-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC), who holds a latest win over Vera this previous March, hoped that O’Malley and Vera would run issues again sooner.
“Why March? Struggle earlier in order that I can struggle earlier,” Sandhagen advised Luke Thomas. “I don’t suppose it’s essentially the most favorable matchup for O’Malley, however I nonetheless suppose that O’Malley will possible win. March? I hoped that they’d struggle in January after which I’d have the ability to come again in like April or Could or one thing.”
In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Sandhagen mentioned he plans on preventing for the title upon his return from tricep surgical procedure. However with Sandhagen focusing on a comeback within the first half of 2024, he might find yourself preventing once more earlier than getting his desired title shot.
“I’ll see what they are saying, I suppose,” Sandhagen mentioned. “Yeah, I don’t know. That’s a bummer. March? Rattling.” Sandhagen is at present on a three-fight successful streak with wins over Tune Yadong, Vera, and a dominant unanimous decision against Rob Font in the UFC on ESPN 50 most important occasion in August. Sandhagen tore his proper tricep within the first spherical of his struggle in opposition to Font.
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