Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-08-03, good mma bout: Cory Sandhagen vs Umar Nurmagomedov gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Nurmagomedov vs Sandhagen is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 3rd, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), in a 5-round bantamweight (135 lbs, 61 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC on ABC 7 (also known as UFC Abu Dhabi) and valid as UFC bantamweight title eliminator. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Cory Sandhagen record
The black belt in Bjj Cory Sandhagen entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 bantamweight in the world.
He lost two consecutive fights in 2021, against TJ Dillashaw (Cory Sandhagen vs TJ Dillashaw) and Petr Yan (Petr Yan vs Cory Sandhagen), but then he has won three fights beating Marlon Vera (Marlon Vera vs Cory Sandhagen) and Rob Font in his last two (Cory Sandhagen vs Rob Font).
Umar Nurmagomedov record
His opponent, the undefeated World combat sambo champion Umar Nurmagomedov, has a perfect record of 17-0-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the bantamweight division.
In his last three fights he has won over Nathan Maness (Umar Nurmagomedov vs Nathan Maness), Raoni Barcelos (Umar Nurmagomedov vs Raoni Barcelos) and Bekzat Almakhan (Umar Nurmagomedov vs Bekzat Almakhan).
Fight card
Here is the UFC on ABC 7 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ABC / ESPN+)
Cory Sandhagen vs Umar Nurmagomedov
Sharabutdin Magomedov vs Michal Oleksiejczuk
Marlon Vera vs Deiveson Figueiredo
Michael Chiesa vs Tony Ferguson
Mackenzie Dern vs Lupita Godinez
Joel Alvarez vs Elves Brener
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+) Alonzo Menifield vs Azamat Murzakanov
Kaue Fernandes vs Mohammad Yahya
Shamil Gaziev vs Dontale Mayes
Guram Kutateladze vs Jordan Vucenic
Victoria Dudakova vs Sam Hughes
Jai Herbert vs Rolando Bedoya
Sedriques Dumas vs Denis Tiuliulin
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC on ABC 7 pre-fight press conference, featuring Umar Nurmagomedov and Cory Sandhagen!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC on ABC 7: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Cory Sandhagen vs Umar Nurmagomedov as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights
Spanish
Result
Who won Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov fight?
Umar Nurmagomedov defeated Cory Sandhagen via unanimous decision. Scores were 50–45, 49–46, 49–46.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC on ABC 7 post-fight octagon interview of Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC on ABC 7 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Umar Nurmagomedov and Cory Sandhagen (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YGmwrDzkO0
Bonus awards
UFC on ABC 7 Fight of the Night: Sharabutdin Magomedov vs Michal Oleksiejczuk
UFC on ABC 7 Performance of the Night: Joel Alvarez, Azamat Murzakanov
