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Cory Sandhagen Reacts To Henry Cejudo Trashing His UFC Nashville Performance

Sandhagen responds to Cejudo.

Fernando Quiles Jr.

Cory Sandhagen Reacts To Henry Cejudo Trashing His UFC Nashville Performance
Cory Sandhagen Reacts To Henry Cejudo Trashing His UFC Nashville Performance /

Cory Sandhagen has fired back at Henry Cejudo.

Cejudo recently took to his Twitter account to trash Sandhagen's UFC Nashville performance against Rob Font. While Sandhagen dominated the fight with top control en route to a unanimous decision win, the bout has been widely panned due to its lack of action. Cejudo put Sandhagen on blast over his showing.

"Thank you, Cory Sandhagen," Cejudo said. "After that dud of a performance, it's me vs Merab Dvalishvili for the next shot at that bantamweight strap."

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Cory Sandhagen was made aware of Henry Cejudo's comments when it was mentioned by Ariel Helwani during "The MMA Hour." Sandhagen believes Cejudo took a big step back when he lost to UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling back in May.

"I didn't know that he said that," Sandhagen said. "I don't know, man. I kind of figured everyone else that has to make their arguments for fighting for the belt next, I kind of figured that they'd attack the situation, but the situation is what it is. I did my best. Like I said, I 50-45'd one of the best guys in the world. On two and a half weeks' notice I had to change an entire strategy, not a guy at all that I was getting ready for.

"Henry can say what he wants, but he was granted a golden gift by even getting the title shot initially, anyways, and he lost. So, you're one or two fights behind now."

Sandhagen is expected to be out of action for a bit. He has been dealing with a nasty torn triceps injury that he's hoping to fix before stepping back inside the Octagon.

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Fernando Quiles Jr.
FERNANDO QUILES JR.

Fernando has over a decade of combat sports news writing experience. He currently covers MMA, boxing, and pro wrestling. Fernando joined MMA Knockout as the Lead Writer/Editor when it was founded in 2023.

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