UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen’s dominant win over Rob Font didn’t impress some of the top names in the division.
Sandhagen earned a one-sided unanimous decision victory over short-notice replacement Font last Saturday in Nashville. Contrary to his usual diverse style, Sandhagen opted for a wrestling-heavy approach against Font and appeared to play it safe as the fight went on.
Normally, a win over a quality opponent like Font would warrant a title shot for Sandhagen. But, the approach to the victory likely didn’t please UFC President Dana White and the rest of the matchmakers enough for a shot at gold next.
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling has been accused of using “boring” wrestling in his fights and feels similar criticism needs to be aimed at Sandhagen.
Aljamain Sterling Critical Of Cory Sandhagen’s UFC Nashville Showing
During a recent segment on his YouTube channel, Sterling gave a less-than-glowing review of Sandhagen’s win.
“Cory was in a position to be offensive and he chose not to be,” Sterling said of Sandhagen. “That’s one of the things I can agree with Cejudo when he said ‘This is not it’. That wasn’t the performance, and again, short-notice for both guys, so I’m trying to be reasonable….
