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Cory Sandhagen believes he should get a title shot before Sean O’Malley.<\/p>\n

Sandhagen is set to headline a Fight Night card on February 18<\/a> against Marlon Vera in a big fight for the bantamweight division. However, the top of the division is a murky one with Alajmain Sterling and Henry Cejudo linked to a fight and O’Malley likely getting the winner.<\/p>\n

Yet, according to Sandhagen, he believes if he defeats Vera in February, he should be ahead of O’Malley for the next title shot.<\/p>\n

“Yeah, I definitely think so. Last time I checked, O\u2019Malley doesn\u2019t have a contract yet. I think I go out and I do really well against ‘Chito’, I could see me and Sean fighting right afterward, depending on what happens between Sterling and Cejudo,” Sandhagen said to Middle Easy<\/a>. “But, that\u2019s the fight that I\u2019ll be asking for. Sean fought a bunch of, not the highest-quality of opponents and then barely beat a guy (Petr Yan) in a three-round fight. I don\u2019t think really that should get you a title shot, in my opinion. I\u2019ve been in the top five for the last three years.<\/p>\n

‘I\u2019ll just get people believing in me again’<\/h3>\n

“I\u2019ve gotten one title shot and it was a short-notice one. I think that I\u2019m more deserving than he is of the title shot, I know that he has a bunch of hype, I know that I wasn\u2019t super active this last year,” Sandhagen added. “But I\u2019m gonna have a really active year this year and I think I\u2019ll just get people believing in me again because I did take some time off last year, I\u2019m gonna have a busy year this year and I\u2019m gonna do it this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

If Cory Sandhagen does beat Marlon Vera, perhaps he does get matched up with Sean O’Malley in a number-one contender bout. Regardless, Sandhagen is confident he will fight for UFC gold this year.<\/p>\n

Do you agree with Cory Sandhagen that he is more deserving of a title shot than Sean O’Malley?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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