Cory Sandhagen Vows to Eventually Become UFC Champ: ‘The Ship Keeps Sailing’
Cory Sandhagen was all class following his closely-contested loss to Petr Yan in the UFC 267 co-main event.
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In the immediate aftermath, Sandhagen had no issues with the final verdict.
“He’s a hell of a fighter, man,” Sandhagen said in a post-fight interview in the Octagon. “You’re a great fighter. He was better tonight, man. I don’t really have much else to say. I always ask. I always want to fight the best in the world. I know that’s what’s going to make me the best martial artist I can be. I’m grateful I got to do it tonight. I’ll take from it and I’ll learn from it and next time I face him, I’ll get the win.”
After winning seven of his first eight Octagon appearances, a stretch that includes highlight-reel knockouts of Frankie Edgar and Marlon Moraes, the Elevation Fight Team product has dropped back-to-back five-round verdicts against Yan and T.J. Dillashaw. Sandhagen is confident he will eventually become a UFC champion.
“Tough sport. Hell of a fight, Yan. Learn. Get better. The ship keeps sailing,” he wrote on Instagram. “I’m gonna be champ one day.”
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