Will he or will he not? Doubts continue to confound diehards. Apprehensions linger: will Cory Sandhagen finally end The Machine’s spell? At UFC 320 , where Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira meet in a headline rematch, scores of fans will wait with bated breath to watch the co-main event. Will Sandhagen make history by wresting the bantamweight belt from Merab Dvalishvili?

The Georgian has already made his intentions clear. In this clash of styles—an ace grappler versus a formidable striker—he plans to flip the script and repay Sandhagen in kind: strike The Sandman before he strikes you. But is it as easy as it sounds? With nearly half of his 18 wins coming by knockout, Cory Sandhagen remains one of MMA’s most dangerous finishers. Landing an average of five strikes per minute, he

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