{"id":458324,"date":"2022-09-15T10:49:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T17:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=458324"},"modified":"2022-09-15T11:07:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T18:07:02","slug":"pro-fighters-make-their-picks-for-cory-sandhagen-vs-song-yadong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/pro-fighters-make-their-picks-for-cory-sandhagen-vs-song-yadong\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro fighters make their picks for Cory Sandhagen vs. Song Yadong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the main event of UFC Vegas 60 on Saturday at the UFC Apex, Cory Sandhagen looks to return to the win column against Song Yadong. Heading into the fight, Sandhagen <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is a -215 favorite while the 10th-ranked bantamweight is a +164 underdog on FanDuel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. Most of the pros believe this is too much of a step-up for Yadong and expect Sandhagen to get back into the win column in a big way.<\/p>\n<h3>BJPENN.com Fighter Picks Cory Sandhagen vs. Song Yadong:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Stephen Thompson, UFC welterweight<\/strong>: I\u2019m going with Sandhagen, it\u2019s too much of a step-up for Song.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Geoff Neal, UFC welterweight<\/strong>: I\u2019m going with Cory Sandhagen either by decision or late stoppage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Terrance McKinney, UFC lightweight<\/strong>: Cory Sandhagen, he\u2019s too explosive and will catch Song.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Julian Erosa, UFC featherweight<\/strong>: I love Sandhagen and the way he fights. He\u2019s such a rangy fighter and has that five-round experience so I expect him to get a TKO in the third or fourth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Chad Anheliger, UFC bantamweight<\/strong>: I think Yadong, he\u2019s a beast and is only getting better. Although Sandhagen has fought the best, Yadong seems special and I think he gets it done.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Tyson Nam, UFC flyweight<\/strong>: That should be such a good fight. I\u2019m actually going with Song, I think he has the power to hurt Sandhagen on the feet and gets the KO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/damon-jackson-wouldnt-be-surprised-if-him-and-pat-sabatini-slug-it-out-at-ufc-vegas-60-this-fight-is-going-to-be-a-test-for-both-of-us\/\">Damon Jackson<\/a>, UFC featherweight<\/strong>: I think Sandhagen wins, I think he edged it out with his range and I think his movement will be the difference as he will win a decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Darian Weeks, UFC welterweight<\/strong>: Cory Sandhagen is a dog and his experience against the top guys will lead him to get the win. This seems a bit too soon for Yadong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Louis Cosce, UFC welterweight<\/strong>: I got Sandhagen, it seems too much of a step-up for Song but I\u2019m not ruling out Song catching him.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><em>Fighters picking Cory Sandhagen: Stephen Thompson, Geoff Neal, Terrance McKinney, Julian Erosa, Damon Jackson, Darian Weeks, Louis Cosce<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fighters picking Song Yadong: Chad Anheliger, Tyson Nam<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will win at UFC Vegas 60, Cory Sandhagen or Song Yadong?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the main event of UFC Vegas 60 on Saturday at the UFC Apex, Cory Sandhagen looks to return to the win column against Song Yadong. Heading into the fight, Sandhagen is a -215 favorite while the 10th-ranked bantamweight is a +164 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54463,"featured_media":458325,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[53533,2674,83331,39610],"tags":[39616],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pro fighters make their picks for Cory Sandhagen vs. Song Yadong | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ahead of Cory Sandhagen vs. Song Yadong, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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