Who’s next for Cory Sandhagen after beating Deiveson Figueiredo?
MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn plays matchmaker and looks ahead to what makes sense for Cory Sandhagen in this edition of “Sean Shelby’s Shoes.”
Cory Sandhagen may have secured his long-awaited undisputed bantamweight title shot at UFC on ESPN 67 when he beat Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event.
Although somewhat anticlimactic, Sandhagen (18-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC) got his hand raised in the crucial contender matchup with Figueiredo (24-5-1 MMA, 13-5-1 UFC) on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, scoring a second-round TKO following a knee injury that elevated his position in the title picture.
Sandhagen made is clear he wants the winner of the UFC 316 title fight between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley on June 7, but should he and will he get it?
Watch the video above for thoughts and analysis on Sandhagen’s future after UFC on ESPN 67.
