👀🔥Cory Sandhagen breaks down how he would beat Merab Dvalishvili:
"Don’t run from him, and hit him when he comes in.
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Make your movement a lot smaller because it is all that footwork that really tires people out."🎥 @lthomasnews ▫️ pic.twitter.com/7QDAWOl3fb
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) March 31, 2025Cory Sandhagen believes he sees a path to victory for Umar Nurmagomedov against Merab Dvalishvili if they were to meet again.
Dvalishvili defended his bantamweight title against Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision at UFC 311 this past January. Sandhagen believes Nurmagomedov did an excellent job of countering Dvalishvili’s wrestling. However, Sandhagen thinks the Dagestani contender would have done better to control his footwork instead of tiring himself out. Sandhagen believes standing one’s ground instead of backing up is the key to victory against a pressure fighter like Dvalishvili.
“If I was Umar …