Sandhagen addressed Nurmagomedov about the fight

Alexandr Ormanji March 11, 2024, 7:22 a.m.

Corey Sandhagen, a top fighter in the UFC's lightweight division, reacted to Umar Nurmagomedov 's challenge to Peter Yan. Corey opined that Umar now doesn't want to fight him in June.

"You challenge a higher ranked opponent and pick a date? Come on, Umar. International fight week, you're up against me bro!", Sandhagen wrote on his social media accounts.

In early March, Umar Nurmagomedov picked up his fifth win in the UFC, winning by unanimous decision over debutant Bekzat Almakhan. After that victory, he named several fighters with whom he would like to share the octagon. Among them was Sandhagen.

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Sandhagen and Nurmagomedov were supposed to fight at UFC on ESPN 50 in Nashville, but Umar was injured and was forced to withdraw from the fight.

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