A key bantamweight bout between perennial division contenders Cory Sandhagen and Aljamain Sterling took place at tonight’s UFC 250 event.
Sandhagen (12-1 MMA) had entered the contest on a seven-fight win streak, with five of those seven wins taking place under the UFC banner. In his most previous effort at August’s UFC 241 event, ‘The Sandman’ had picked up a decision victory over long-time contender Raphael Assuncao.
Meanwhile, Aljamain Sterling (18-3 MMA) entered tonight’s contest with Cory Sandhagen sporting a four-fight win streak. ‘The Funk Master’ had earned a unanimous decision victory over Pedro Munhoz in his most previous Octagon appearance.
Tonight’s Cory Sandhagen vs. Aljamain Sterling bout proved to be a short contest. ‘Aljo’ stormed across the cage and quickly had Sandhagen in the clinch. From there he would take Cory’s back and begin working on submissions. Eventually he locked in a rear-naked choke that put ‘The Sandman’ to sleep.
Official UFC 250 Result: Aljamain Sterling def. Cory Sandhagen via submission in Round 1
Check out how the pros reacted to Sterling defeating Sandhagen below:
Lets go Aljo !! #UFC250
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) June 7, 2020
I think sandhagen takes this one, aljamain is very talented but I think sandhagen is on another level… but we’ll see!
— Dan “50k” Ige (@Dynamitedan808) June 7, 2020
https://twitter.com/PlatinumPerry/status/1269467320856043522
LETS GOOO @funkmasterMMA #ufc250
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) June 7, 2020
Most intriguing fight on the card tonight #ufc250
— Petr “No Mercy” Yan (@PetrYanUFC) June 7, 2020
What an awesome performance from @funkmasterMMA !!!
— Funky (@Benaskren) June 7, 2020
Aljo impressive AF! #UFC250
— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) June 7, 2020
https://twitter.com/AlanJouban/status/1269468323076378624
Hell yeahhh !!!! Aljo coming for that belt !!
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) June 7, 2020
Called that completely wrong great job by Aljo!
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) June 7, 2020
Wow…Massive win!! #ufc250
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) June 7, 2020
Congratulations to @funkmasterMMA on amazing performance #UFC250
— Petr “No Mercy” Yan (@PetrYanUFC) June 7, 2020
Who would you like to see Aljamain Sterling fight next following his submission victory over Cory Sandhagen this evening in Las Vegas? Share your thoughts in the comments section PENN Nation!
This article first appeared on BJPENN.com on June 6, 2020