In the co-main event of UFC 320 this past Saturday night, the bantamweight title was on the line. Merab Dvalishvili (21-4) was defending his title against “The Sandman” Cory Sandhagen (18-6).

For Sandhagen, this was the opportunity he’s been waiting for. Sandhagen has long been considered one of the best bantamweights in the world, but this was his first opportunity at undisputed gold. He got one interim title shot against Petr Yan, but he fell short in that fight.

Back in May, he finished former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo and on the heels of going 4-1 in five fights, he got his shot at Merab Dvalishvili. In the first round, Sandhagen was very impressive keeping the fight on the feet and really controlling the striking from range.

He started the second round up 10-9 on all t

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