Cory Sandhagen (17-4) believes bookmakers did not decide the odds of his upcoming clash against Umar Nurmagomedov (17-0) based on the caliber of the two fighters.
Sandhagen will confront Nurmagomedov in the main event at UFC Abu Dhabi on Aug. 3 in what has been billed as a No. 1 bantamweight contender matchup. Sandhagen is a +215 underdog going into the fight against Nurmagomedov, who is a -265 favorite.While Sandhagen doesn’t like the disparity in the odds, he isn’t much bothered by it.
“Yeah, I did see that. Yeah, that’s OK. Islam’s doing well, that definitely has a lot to do with it,”. “Just like them being intertwined. It’s still like the big Dagestani narrative is still going on and they are incredible fighters too. There’s like definitely a lot of truth to the narrative but making them sound unbeatable is definitely not a true part of the narrative… Yeah, I don’t like that too much. Usually I think I’m the favorite but I’m OK with being a dog every once in a while.
While Sandhagen has shown grappling development over time, the elite striker’s fight against Nurmagomedov is expected to be a textbook striker vs. wrestler matchup. While it is ideal to train with partners with a similar style to that of your upcoming opponent, Sandhagen hasn’t had much success finding Dagestani training partners, owing to the camaraderie they share with each other.
“It’s hard cause they’re all homies, they’re all buds. So when I reach out to friends like, ‘Hey, can that guy come out and train, is he a good training partner? That’s like, ‘Yeah, but they’re friends with Umar or they’re friends with so and so who knows Umar and so they’re kind of buds,” Sandhagen said.
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