Their fight will be the main event of UFC on ABC 7, which takes place Aug. 3 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
"People don't know how to approach Umar's style and find mistakes from him. But I've been training for many years and I have an understanding of what the key is to his way of working. It's clear and obvious to me what works in a fight with him and what doesn't. After Sterling knocked me out, I had to bust my ass to improve my wrestling skills. It's not a situation where I have to fight a wrestler and I practiced wrestling for 12 weeks specifically for that. I've had to prepare for this challenge for years. My plan is to beat Umar in both stand-up and grappling," stated Sandhagen on the Pound 4 Pound with Kamaru & Henry podcast.