Cory Sandhagen is in search of a brand new opponent to maintain him within the UFC Nashville major occasion. His deliberate opponent, Umar Nurmagomedov, is reportedly out of the battle, leaving UFC officers on the hunt for somebody to battle Sandhagen on brief discover.
UFC Nashville takes place on Aug. 5 at Bridgestone Area in Nashville, Tenn. The bantamweight battle was speculated to pit No. 4 ranked Sandhagen in opposition to No. 11 ranked Nurmagomedov.
Sandhagen (16-4) is on a two-fight successful streak. He hoped so as to add the extremely touted and undefeated Nurmagomedov to his hit record in an try and get again into the title image.
Nurmagomedov (16-0) will now miss out on a golden alternative. If he have been to have defeated Sandhagen, his inventory would have shot by way of the tough, catapulting him up the rankings.
Who headlines UFC Nashville if Cory Sandhagen does not get a brand new opponent?
If the UFC is unable to discover a appropriate opponent to maintain Sandhagen in the principle occasion, there aren’t lots of different choices already signed to the the UFC Nashville battle card. About the one different bout that is perhaps a great substitute can be the ladies’s strawweight battle between No. 5 ranked Jessica Andrade and No. 10 ranked Tatiana Suarez.
