A key bantamweight bout between perennial division contenders Cory Sandhagen and Aljamain Sterling took place at tonight’s UFC 250 event.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>.<\/p>\n 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<\/a> appearance.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Official UFC 250 Result: Aljamain Sterling def. Cory Sandhagen via submission in Round 1<\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to Sterling defeating Sandhagen below:<\/p>\n Lets go Aljo !! #UFC250<\/a><\/p>\n — Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) June 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n