The fight between Frankie Edgar and Cory Sandhagen at UFC Vegas 18 could easily have been a main event.
Many may have counted Frankie Edgar out of this battle coming into fight night based on his age alone, but those critics clearly have not followed the career of The Answer. Edgar has been one of those ageless wonders, always competing at the top level inside the Octagon. A win over Cory Sandhagen could be the spark to get his name back into the title contention talk.
Cory Sandhagen looked extremely impressive in his return to the UFC Octagon on October 10, 2020 with a statement against Marlon Moraes, getting back to his winning ways after his first loss to title contender Aljamain Sterling. With that win under his belt, a victory over Edgar, who Sandhagen showed the utmost respect heading into this weekend’s bout, could potentially land him a title shot, despite the relatively recent loss to Aljo.
As for the fight itself — OH MY!!! Twenty-eight seconds is all it took for Sandhagen to end the fight with a flying knee. The finish could possibly be an early contender for knockout of the year. Beautiful, perfect… just wow! An amazing and perfectly timed walk off knockout for Sandhagen. Can you say Performance of the Night award?
PROS GIVE THEIR TAKE
Here is the pros’ take on how the co-main event went down.
.@PetrYanUFC what do you think or Cory’s performance? That’s one baaaaad man! Can’t wait for our fight. #UFC259 #UFCVegas18 #TheWeeklyScraps!
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) February 7, 2021
Yoooooooooooo damn that was clean
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) February 7, 2021
@cors_life is a savage.
— Justin Gaethje 🇺🇸 (@Justin_Gaethje) February 7, 2021
Wow what a knee by Sandhagen
— Darren Elkins (@DarrenElkinsMMA) February 7, 2021
Oh….my…. #UFCVegas18 pic.twitter.com/c0GVTY9jPq
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) February 7, 2021
😔
— Dan “50k” Ige (@Dynamitedan808) February 7, 2021
Sandhagen takes out the legend with the jumping knee ! Catapulting him into legendary status and title fight contention wow
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) February 7, 2021
Ugh that sucks. https://t.co/xJrBNPy7py
— Funky (@Benaskren) February 7, 2021
😢
— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) February 7, 2021
OMG WOW NASTY FLY KNEE! #UFCVegas18
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) February 7, 2021
Wow @cors_life!
— Aalon Cruz (@AalonCruz) February 7, 2021
Title shot —> Cory Sandhagen.
Pinpoint knee 🎯 to knock Frankie Edgar unconscious inside a minute.
Whoa.
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) February 7, 2021
Give that man a title shot!!! Cory Sandhagen is the real deal 😲 #UFCVegas18
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) February 7, 2021
What a great sport Cory sandhagen is.. your after fight speech just turned me into a fan!! #UFCVegas18
— sheldon westcott (@sheldonwestcott) February 7, 2021
