{"id":458639,"date":"2022-09-19T16:22:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T23:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=458639"},"modified":"2022-09-19T16:23:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T23:23:10","slug":"whats-next-for-cory-sandhagen-and-song-yadong-after-ufc-vegas-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/whats-next-for-cory-sandhagen-and-song-yadong-after-ufc-vegas-60\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s next for Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong after UFC Vegas 60?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the main event of UFC Vegas 60, a bantamweight bout headlined the card as Cory Sandhagen took on Song Yadong.<\/p>\n<p>Sandhagen entered the scrap on a two-fight losing skid as he lost to Petr Yan last October for the interim title and lost a controversial decision to TJ Dillashaw. Yadong, meanwhile, was on a three-fight winning streak and was coming off a KO victory over Marlon Moraes, and was set to headline his first event.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, it was Sandhagen <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-vegas-60-results-cory-sandhagen-tkos-song-yadong-video\/\">winning by fourth-round doctor stoppage TKO<\/a> due to a nasty cut above Yadong&#8217;s eye. Now, after UFC Vegas 60, here is what I think should be next for both Sandhagen and Yadong.<\/p>\n<h3>Cory Sandhagen<\/h3>\n<p>Cory Sandhagen needed to beat Song Yadong in a big way and he did just that as he scored a TKO win. If Sandhagen lost, his time as a contender was likely over for a bit as he would&#8217;ve needed multiple wins in a row to get a top-ranked opponent.<\/p>\n<p>After the win, Sandhagen<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/marlon-vera\/chito-vera-responds-callout-from-cory-sandhagen-at-ufc-vegas-60\/\"> called out Marlon Vera and Merab Dvalishvili<\/a> which both fights make sense. However, the scrap to make is Sandhagen vs. Vera in a Fight Night main event, which will likely take place in January or February, unless the two can make a quick enough turnaround to headline December 3rd card. Regardless, Sandhagen vs. Vera for five rounds should happen next with the winner potentially getting a title shot.<\/p>\n<h3>Song Yadong<\/h3>\n<p>Song Yadong took a big step-up in competition in his first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC<\/a> main event as he fought Cory Sandhagen. Early on, he was having success but in the third round, Sandhagen took over and ultimately got the stoppage win.<\/p>\n<p>Even in defeat, Yadong&#8217;s stock went up as he proved he can hang with the best but will need time off to heal up the cut. When he returns, a logical next fight is to face Rob Font in a crucial fight for both men. Font is looking to stay as a potential top contender while if Yadong defeats Font he can once again get a top-five opponent.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think should be next for Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong after UFC Vegas 60?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the main event of UFC Vegas 60, a bantamweight bout headlined the card as Cory Sandhagen took on Song Yadong. Sandhagen entered the scrap on a two-fight losing skid as he lost to Petr Yan last October for the interim title and lost a controversial decision to TJ Dillashaw. Yadong, meanwhile, was on a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54463,"featured_media":458641,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[53533,83331,39610],"tags":[],"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>What&#039;s next for Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong after UFC Vegas 60? | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In the main event of UFC Vegas 60, a bantamweight bout headlined the card as Cory Sandhagen took on Song Yadong.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/whats-next-for-cory-sandhagen-and-song-yadong-after-ufc-vegas-60\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What&#039;s next for Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong after UFC Vegas 60? 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