{"id":384381,"date":"2021-05-04T19:09:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T02:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=384381"},"modified":"2021-10-30T18:56:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T01:56:55","slug":"cory-sandhagen-says-he-turned-down-a-short-notice-fight-against-pedro-munhoz-after-tj-dillashaw-withdrew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/cory-sandhagen-says-he-turned-down-a-short-notice-fight-against-pedro-munhoz-after-tj-dillashaw-withdrew\/","title":{"rendered":"Cory Sandhagen says he turned down a short-notice fight against Pedro Munhoz after TJ Dillashaw withdrew"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cory Sandhagen was offered the chance to still headline UFC Vegas 26 this Saturday but opted not to.<\/p>\n

Sandhagen was originally supposed to fight TJ Dillashaw in a fight many fans were looking forward to. The winner was likely going to get a title shot, but Dillashaw was forced out of the fight due to a cut above the eye.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I think I only found out a day before you guys did. I found out on Monday. They just told me he was out because he had a cut,” Sandhagen said to James Lynch<\/a>. “That was pretty much all that they told me. Then I was like okay, well I know June has a couple of main events open. Then they told me June doesn\u2019t have a couple of main events open, so now we\u2019re shooting for July.”<\/p>\n

After the former champ was forced out, Sandhagen revealed the UFC offered him Pedro Munhoz but he decided to wait for Dillashaw.<\/p>\n

\"Cory
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Yeah, they offered me Munhoz, but I\u2019m just going to wait for Dillashaw to be honest with you,” Sandhagen said. “I think that\u2019s a fair decision to make and it\u2019s only a couple of months pushback, so no problem.”<\/p>\n

Cory Sandhagen knows the TJ Dillashaw fight is a big one for him and his career. It is also an exciting fight for the fans, so he wanted to reschedule it as opposed to facing a short-notice replacement.<\/p>\n

Sandhagen is coming off back-to-back highlight-reel KO wins over Frankie Edgar and Marlon Moraes. Prior to that, he was submitted by Aljamain Sterling in the first round, but since the loss seems like a totally different fighter.<\/p>\n

With Sandhagen turning down Munhoz, UFC Vegas 26 will now be headlined by a flyweight<\/a> bout between Michelle Waterson<\/a> and Marina Rodriguez.<\/p>\n

Do you wish Cory Sandhagen took the fight against Pedro Munhoz?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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