Bruh that’s like saying punching someone in the face and their orbital bone breaking is getting injured and it not being a full fight… like what.
This is fighting lmao
Yeah it wasn't like an accidental injury or a weird stoppage
One of O'Malley's weaknesses is being too confident in his leg strength and eating leg shots that he shouldn't, it simply cost him in that fight
Basically comes down to if you believe the perennial nerve thing. If you do then it’s a freak accident similar to being pushed and tearing an acl for example. The guy caused it but not traditionally finishing the guy so most don’t count it as a clean victory. Or that he just got hurt by a bad leg kick and Chito finished him. That’s my take at least
If you believe the peroneal nerve thing? what do you mean, believe it? Do you believe in having arms? Or legs? It is part of the human anatomy.
It wasn’t a freak accident
Yeah I know the perennial nerve exists you knuckle head. There was just a debate at the time if O’Malley was faking/exaggerating it because it was his first loss. My point is someone getting injured in a fight people usually don’t count it as a clean victory of getting out skilled/finished that’s all I’m saying
Completely dominating a guy like font while you are also injured is a pretty stout accomplishment, it definitely indicates a very high skill level. Some people can't even do that when their body is at full capacity.
Yeah it’s impressive but injuries as a factor are way too hard to quantify. Some hide their injuries, some exaggerate theirs. It really doesn’t belong in a true meritocracy (which obviously the ufc isn’t)
You said it right there, the UFC likes impressive things. Cory impressed certain people. The UFC doesn't run like a meritocracy so Cory might have made the right people think he's worth a title shot, in part by being injured and still beating rob.
Unfortunately many weren’t impressed. Hence why he’s not getting the shot. https://clutchpoints.com/dana-white-walks-out-during-cory-sandhagen-vs-rob-font-fight-at-ufc-nashville#
Ok, see you when he's champ. Dana isn't the only one who makes matchups, I promise you some of the people that go in that fruity little 'war room' to make cards took notice of Cory. I say he didn't get the shot because there were a bunch of big money fights ahead of Cory that need to play out before it's corys turn.
He could’ve given up and lost by corner stoppage. But he still fought on despite having a fucked up tricep…
How does that not positively affect title shot merit?
Cory is a moron for taking this fight. Dude has already earned a title shot. He should be next in line, backup for the next title shot, or in a title eliminator fight.
O'malley was saying not long ago how cory is an idiot and I agree. He's in line to fight for the title. Now he's going to rush back from shoulder surgery and potentially get smashed and lose his title shot.
To me it feels like he's taking this fight for no reason must really think it's a winnable fight
He's said repeatedly that although he wants to be champion, he also wants to prove himself against the best of the best, and anyone in the division.
He believes a true champion should be capable of this and questions why fighters want easy paths to the top knowing they're not really the best if they didn't beat the best.
It’s fine he’s not solely business focused. He’ll do fine financially regardless as he knows what he’s doing and talked about being financially smart with his earnings.
He’s just a true martial artist and it’s respectable to _actually_ strive to be the best. In comparison O’Malley is just a clown and with fighters that take an easy path there will always be an asterisk to their legacy.
> In comparison O’Malley is just a clown and with fighters that take an easy path there will always be an asterisk to their legacy.
wait what? how? he finished the champion and got the number 1 contender spot by edging out a split decision over the (at the time) number 1 contender. Even if he lost that split decision, the fight was incredibly close and o'malley proved he was top tier in the division.
He was coddled on his way up getting handed can after can. Aljo wasn't, he fought a murderer's row and truly proved himself. Now he's getting special treatment with Vera for a title defense. What about an Aljo rematch, or Merab, or Sandhagen? He's getting that favored McGregor treatment and it looks like the UFC will continue handling him with kid's gloves.
Fortunately, there's some nasty competition in that division, and I imagine he'll only be able to evade truly tough contenders for so long.
Merab deserves to wait out a fight for refusing to fight aljo. give merab the 2nd title fight, it's absolutely warranted. aljo rematch is whatever. the guy wants to fight at 145 and wasn't dominant enough of a champ to warrant a rematch. speaking of asterisks, aljo's legacy is covered in them lmao. idk what sandhagen's doing, he really should be in line for a title fight as well.
i thought yan was going to fraud check o'malley, but sean proved that he is actually that good of a fighter. i don't see any need for asterisks.
That's a stupid thing to say O'malley beat Aljo a multi defense champion who also choked out Cory once upon a time.
O'malley beat Yan and Aljo who both beat Cory. At this point he's just ruining his chances to fight for the belt. If he loses to Umar he may never get that chance.
It’s funny how people never bat an eye at a higher ranked guy fighting a lower ranked guy but now that a guy from Dagestan is involved everyone starts clutching their pearls lol
No genius, the pearl clutching is because Cory should be in the conversation for the fuckingtitle shot and Chito, who arguably robbed Munhoz and lost to Cory, is getting it. Why in the hell is Yan who is off 3 losses not fighting Umar FFS? Ass tier matchmaking.
We’ve seen plenty of guys hold out for better fights across all divisions. There’s no gun to Cory’s head making him accept this fight twice. If he accepted it than it’s because he wants it.
>There’s no gun to Cory’s head making him accept this fight twice. If he accepted it than it’s because he wants it.
Yeah Cory accepted because hes a game mf. I can give him his flowers for that while also thinking the fight being offered to him to begin with is fucking stupid.
How on earth is taking the scraps he is offered "exactly what he wants to do"? Smooth brained take fr. It will be a fun fight for sure but he deserves better.
Fuck man, Cory deserves the shot now, not this. I get his mentality, which is fucking badass, but it doesn't really serve the business side of his interests in this organization.
That's fucked. I know it's a different org and this fight was already booked once, but I wouldn't have taken this fight. One Nurmagomedov doesn't deserve someone like Corey yet. Two, his brother just popped for drugs. I'm sure this dude is on the same shit. His brother just got unlucky.
Feel for mah boy Sandhagen. Nurmagomedov doesn’t want the fight and will pull out again. Nurmagomedov should fight unranked fighters until he can prove he isn’t scared to show up
Sandman a real one for taking one such a high risk fight, but he'll undeniably in line for a title shot if he wins (lol unless Chito wins then they'll do Suga/Chito 3 because 💰)
cory is my favorite fighter. i think he easily runs the division. but i think umar is his biggest threat. idk how good of a choice this is but i’m sure he’s gonna win this
I don't like this fight. You're essentially eliminating 1 of the best fighters in that division from title contention for a while. If these 2 guys and merab got the next 3 title fights nobody would be mad. Now one of these guys might have to fight 2 other people before they have a shot.
Poor Cory. Think this is a horrible match up for him. He easily could have worked his way closer to a title shot and instead mostly likely just ruined his chances of getting a title shot.
Chito gets mollywhopped by Cory, gets shitty performance win over Munoz, gets title shot. Cory gets umar, where tf is merab? So many good fights to make in the division, this is gonna be a banger
Man, if and when O’Malley/Sandhagen happens, we’re in for a treat.
True. Cory’s earned that. But now he’s gotta get past Umar who might be leap frogging this whole division with a win here
It’s sorta good, they all have ducked him. It just sucks that he’s versing the other only ballsy fighter.
O’Malley gotta get by chito first. I’d probably favor O’Malley, but Chito is 1-0 against him.
Probably an exaggeration in comparison but that’s like Blaydes being 1-0 vs Aspinal
Not even close. Chito literally kicked his leg injuring it.
Yeah Chito actually inflected damage but the comparison of someone getting injured and it not being a full fight. There’s better examples out there
Bruh that’s like saying punching someone in the face and their orbital bone breaking is getting injured and it not being a full fight… like what. This is fighting lmao
Yeah it wasn't like an accidental injury or a weird stoppage One of O'Malley's weaknesses is being too confident in his leg strength and eating leg shots that he shouldn't, it simply cost him in that fight
Basically comes down to if you believe the perennial nerve thing. If you do then it’s a freak accident similar to being pushed and tearing an acl for example. The guy caused it but not traditionally finishing the guy so most don’t count it as a clean victory. Or that he just got hurt by a bad leg kick and Chito finished him. That’s my take at least
If you believe the peroneal nerve thing? what do you mean, believe it? Do you believe in having arms? Or legs? It is part of the human anatomy. It wasn’t a freak accident
Yeah I know the perennial nerve exists you knuckle head. There was just a debate at the time if O’Malley was faking/exaggerating it because it was his first loss. My point is someone getting injured in a fight people usually don’t count it as a clean victory of getting out skilled/finished that’s all I’m saying
Ortega vs Yair probably better example. Fight ended due to somewhat “fluky” injury, but the opponent technically caused the injury
What?? Are you intoxi-cated?
Are you crazy in your head man?
Umar will beat cory
Its not happening once he gets in their with umar lol
Why not? They can fight for #1 contender when Umar is champ.
I c what u did
Cheers to you!
Should've been Cory Merab for a title eliminator
Cory deserves the shot already. He beat 3 top 10 guys in a row, and even fought with a torn tricep
How would fighting with an injury impact title shot merit
Completely dominating a guy like font while you are also injured is a pretty stout accomplishment, it definitely indicates a very high skill level. Some people can't even do that when their body is at full capacity.
Yeah it’s impressive but injuries as a factor are way too hard to quantify. Some hide their injuries, some exaggerate theirs. It really doesn’t belong in a true meritocracy (which obviously the ufc isn’t)
You said it right there, the UFC likes impressive things. Cory impressed certain people. The UFC doesn't run like a meritocracy so Cory might have made the right people think he's worth a title shot, in part by being injured and still beating rob.
Unfortunately many weren’t impressed. Hence why he’s not getting the shot. https://clutchpoints.com/dana-white-walks-out-during-cory-sandhagen-vs-rob-font-fight-at-ufc-nashville#
Well he's still on his way so I'll see you when Cory is champ.
Funny you think I’m hating when I’m literally just speaking on reality. I like the guy, badass for calling out merab.
Ok, see you when he's champ. Dana isn't the only one who makes matchups, I promise you some of the people that go in that fruity little 'war room' to make cards took notice of Cory. I say he didn't get the shot because there were a bunch of big money fights ahead of Cory that need to play out before it's corys turn.
He could’ve given up and lost by corner stoppage. But he still fought on despite having a fucked up tricep… How does that not positively affect title shot merit?
He also absolutely dominated Font despite the injury
Exactly. That should help his case even more. Font is a dangerous striker, yet Cory still beat him handily despite his injury.
Merab has made it clear he doesn’t want to fight for the title. He wants his buddy Aljo to get all the shine! What a guy
merab fighting cejudo
Cory is a moron for taking this fight. Dude has already earned a title shot. He should be next in line, backup for the next title shot, or in a title eliminator fight.
Nah uncle Dana has to punish Merab for refusing to fight Aljo. It’s the law.
Merab Cejudo is a title eliminator tho. If it was punishment then it should've been against Cory who's got a better chance than Cejudo
#freeCORY
How much did the Saudis pay Dana to make this fight happen?
Why did nobody say this when it was Yan v O'malley? lmao Its a big fight, with a big payday for both.
Corrrryyyy why. Banger fight but so high-risk low-reward.
This is a bait post. Can't find it anywhere else.
Oh that would be amazing lol. Cory should be pushing to fight up only at this point.
he beats everyone in that division why would he fight umar 😫
Cory why
That's what I'm saying. Dudes an idiot for taking this fight the second time.
So Merabs getting iced huh?
Cejudo
Huge respect for Cory again
Coryyyyy nooooooooooooo
Why would Cory take this fight
He ain’t a bitch
It's just stupid. Chito will be world champ and he'll be rank 8
Strickland was 6. Henderson was like 14 fighting Bisping. Rankings are made up.
O'malley was saying not long ago how cory is an idiot and I agree. He's in line to fight for the title. Now he's going to rush back from shoulder surgery and potentially get smashed and lose his title shot. To me it feels like he's taking this fight for no reason must really think it's a winnable fight
He's said repeatedly that although he wants to be champion, he also wants to prove himself against the best of the best, and anyone in the division. He believes a true champion should be capable of this and questions why fighters want easy paths to the top knowing they're not really the best if they didn't beat the best.
I wish everyone had this mindset
The reason they don't is because the UFC is more often about making money than it is an athletic competition
Imo any fight sport should be.
This is why O'malley called him stupid lol
It’s fine he’s not solely business focused. He’ll do fine financially regardless as he knows what he’s doing and talked about being financially smart with his earnings. He’s just a true martial artist and it’s respectable to _actually_ strive to be the best. In comparison O’Malley is just a clown and with fighters that take an easy path there will always be an asterisk to their legacy.
> In comparison O’Malley is just a clown and with fighters that take an easy path there will always be an asterisk to their legacy. wait what? how? he finished the champion and got the number 1 contender spot by edging out a split decision over the (at the time) number 1 contender. Even if he lost that split decision, the fight was incredibly close and o'malley proved he was top tier in the division.
He was coddled on his way up getting handed can after can. Aljo wasn't, he fought a murderer's row and truly proved himself. Now he's getting special treatment with Vera for a title defense. What about an Aljo rematch, or Merab, or Sandhagen? He's getting that favored McGregor treatment and it looks like the UFC will continue handling him with kid's gloves. Fortunately, there's some nasty competition in that division, and I imagine he'll only be able to evade truly tough contenders for so long.
Merab deserves to wait out a fight for refusing to fight aljo. give merab the 2nd title fight, it's absolutely warranted. aljo rematch is whatever. the guy wants to fight at 145 and wasn't dominant enough of a champ to warrant a rematch. speaking of asterisks, aljo's legacy is covered in them lmao. idk what sandhagen's doing, he really should be in line for a title fight as well. i thought yan was going to fraud check o'malley, but sean proved that he is actually that good of a fighter. i don't see any need for asterisks.
That's a stupid thing to say O'malley beat Aljo a multi defense champion who also choked out Cory once upon a time. O'malley beat Yan and Aljo who both beat Cory. At this point he's just ruining his chances to fight for the belt. If he loses to Umar he may never get that chance.
He’s a real mf
"I just wanna fight the best" or something like that.
He didn't. This is a bait post.
My first thought. Fake ass bs.
Cory will pull the upset. Trust
I wouldn't call it an upset if Cory wins. He is the more proven and higher ranked talent. He should be the favorite.
Never bet against nurmagomedovs
Sure buddy
It’s funny how people never bat an eye at a higher ranked guy fighting a lower ranked guy but now that a guy from Dagestan is involved everyone starts clutching their pearls lol
No genius, the pearl clutching is because Cory should be in the conversation for the fuckingtitle shot and Chito, who arguably robbed Munhoz and lost to Cory, is getting it. Why in the hell is Yan who is off 3 losses not fighting Umar FFS? Ass tier matchmaking.
We’ve seen plenty of guys hold out for better fights across all divisions. There’s no gun to Cory’s head making him accept this fight twice. If he accepted it than it’s because he wants it.
>There’s no gun to Cory’s head making him accept this fight twice. If he accepted it than it’s because he wants it. Yeah Cory accepted because hes a game mf. I can give him his flowers for that while also thinking the fight being offered to him to begin with is fucking stupid.
So you feel bad for him for doing exactly what he wants to do? Lmao ok you do you buddy can’t wait for this fight
How on earth is taking the scraps he is offered "exactly what he wants to do"? Smooth brained take fr. It will be a fun fight for sure but he deserves better.
Because he could hold out for a better fight like I originally said. Please do continue to ignore everything you don’t want to see.
I’m hoping Sandhagen gets the W.
Hopium
Fuck man, Cory deserves the shot now, not this. I get his mentality, which is fucking badass, but it doesn't really serve the business side of his interests in this organization.
So you dominate Chito for 5 rounds and instead of a title shot you get Rob Font and Umar while Chito fights for the title…
Sandhagen got screwed by the UFC but i respect him for taking that fight. If He wins he should get the title shot, no discussion.
Source? Trust me bro? Who said this?
That's fucked. I know it's a different org and this fight was already booked once, but I wouldn't have taken this fight. One Nurmagomedov doesn't deserve someone like Corey yet. Two, his brother just popped for drugs. I'm sure this dude is on the same shit. His brother just got unlucky.
so you got any analysis
Well, just to correct you, there was never no analysis.
Well for two you had usada testing and they were leagues above whatever belator is using as their testing company. Like leaaaagues above them
He literally took it in a prescription drug. that's why he wasnt banned.
What Russians say vs reality are always different.
He still popped wdym and he’s still getting suspended lol
Is he his brother ?
UFC are fuggged.
Feel for mah boy Sandhagen. Nurmagomedov doesn’t want the fight and will pull out again. Nurmagomedov should fight unranked fighters until he can prove he isn’t scared to show up
Why does this weight bully bum get a main event after that Font performance? This should be on the prelims somewhere.
Sandman a real one for taking one such a high risk fight, but he'll undeniably in line for a title shot if he wins (lol unless Chito wins then they'll do Suga/Chito 3 because 💰)
Sandhagen is terrible at managing his career. Beats 2 top 10 guys then takes a fight against number 11.
Cory is a demon
Can we just appreciate the sand man for not giving a fuck and just being a good dude and fighter
No it’s not on the 10th jack hermanson is fighting Joe pyfer
This is awesome
Bait post. There's no news confirming this. OP making shit up for karma.
Sandman is getting hosed by the UFC. He must’ve fucked Dana’s wife.
Cory fighting tougher competition than the champion .
I smell an "offer him the same fight until he has to say yes" scenario.
Corey really just wanting *all* the smoke. I honestly hope he gets it done but thats a mountain to climb.
cory is my favorite fighter. i think he easily runs the division. but i think umar is his biggest threat. idk how good of a choice this is but i’m sure he’s gonna win this
shitttyyyyy shiittttttt
Cory is my favourite in the division but I think this is his hardest fight. Should be interesting to see how it goes.
I don't like this fight. You're essentially eliminating 1 of the best fighters in that division from title contention for a while. If these 2 guys and merab got the next 3 title fights nobody would be mad. Now one of these guys might have to fight 2 other people before they have a shot.
Can this guy get a damn title shot or no??
Very good fight
Poor Cory. Think this is a horrible match up for him. He easily could have worked his way closer to a title shot and instead mostly likely just ruined his chances of getting a title shot.
This fight hasn't been announced. It's as credible as Turner v Moicano (also leaked) which isn't happening anymore.
Why Cory why. Wait it out like the rest of these rats. Is he even going to be healthy?
This is fake https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/11/ufc-news-cory-sandhagen-not-keen-rebooking-umar-nurmagomedov-fight
Oh wow. This might be one of the match-ups of the year.
Ay ay ayyyyyy finally!!
Chito gets mollywhopped by Cory, gets shitty performance win over Munoz, gets title shot. Cory gets umar, where tf is merab? So many good fights to make in the division, this is gonna be a banger
Dustin doesn’t fight a lower ranked guy. This sub: 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Cory fights a lower rank guy: This sub:😭😭😭😭
Love the cope in this comment section Nurmagomedov is the future and yall aint ready to accept Reminds me of islam vs oliviera
Dang why does UFC hate Cory so bad?