{"id":466214,"date":"2022-12-23T11:53:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T19:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=466214"},"modified":"2022-12-23T11:53:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T19:53:42","slug":"marlon-vera-vs-cory-sandhagen-set-to-headline-ufc-fight-night-event-on-february-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/marlon-vera-vs-cory-sandhagen-set-to-headline-ufc-fight-night-event-on-february-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen set to headline UFC Fight Night event on February 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen are set to headline UFC Fight Night on Saturday, February 18, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Shakiel Mahjouri took to &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.Twitter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>&#8216; with the announcement:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/shak_fu\/status\/1606336363636428818<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Breaking Banger Alert&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen set for the main even of UFC Fight Night on Feb. 18 (per @TeamIridiumISA, Vera&#8217;s management)&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Marlon &#8216;Chito&#8217; Vera (20-7 MMA) will meet Cory &#8216;Sandman&#8217; Sandhagen (15-4 MMA) in a bantamweight battle at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada this February.<\/p>\n<p>Vera and Sandhagen are ranked No. 4 and No. 5 respectively in the UFC bantamweight division.<\/p>\n<p>Sandhagen has won 3 of his last 5 fights, his most recent victory coming via TKO against Yadong Song (19-7 MMA) in September of this year.<\/p>\n<p>Vera, 30, has won all of his last four fights in the Octagon, against Dominick Cruz (24-4 MMA), Rob Font (19-6 MMA), <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/frankie-edgar\/ufc-268-results-marlon-vera-kos-frankie-edgar-video\/\">Frankie Edgar<\/a> (24-11 MMA) and Davy Grant\u00a0(14-6 MMA).<\/p>\n<p>The 30 year olds are bound to put on a massive show in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>Others currently on the UFC Fight Night lineup for Feb. 18 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Benoit Saint-Denis vs. Joe Solecki<\/li>\n<li>Clayton Carpenter vs. Juancamilo Ronderos<\/li>\n<li>Abus Magomedov vs. Gerald Meerschaert<\/li>\n<li>Gabriel Benitez vs. Jim Miller<\/li>\n<li>Philipe Lins vs. Ovince Saint Preux<\/li>\n<li>Erin Blanchfield vs. Taila Santos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are you excited about Vera vs Sandhagen on February 18th? 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