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Cory Sandhagen details brutal hamstring injury suffered in UFC 329 loss

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Cory Sandhagen details brutal hamstring injury suffered in UFC 329 loss

Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight Cory
Sandhagen's hamstring is a mess after his loss against Mario
Bautista.

Sandhagen (18-7) took on Bautista (18-3) in a bantamweight bout at

UFC 329 in Las Vegas. While they were going toe-to-toe in the
first round, Bautista caught Sandhagen in a kneebar late in the
round, hyperextending his left leg. While “The Sandman†survived
the round, he immediately informed his corner that his leg was
compromised.

Despite Sandhagen's movement being evidently limited, he
surprisingly out-landed Bautista in the second round. The latter
then dropped Sandhagen in the third frame and accumulated control
time to earn a unanimous decision win.

Sandhagen details how a suspected hamstring tear altered his
game plan

Sandhagen has since revealed a gruesome injury to his hamstring
from Bautista's submission attempt. He believes he tore his
hamstring in the opening round, limiting his arsenal for the rest
of the fight. The 34-year-old notes that fighting at the top level
allows little margin of error.

“Frickin bummer man. Losing in fighting is the most embarrassing
thing ever. Sucks,†Sandhagen wrote on Instagram. “Pretty sure the
kneebar tore my hamstring in the first (getting MRI this week). It
kept locking out weird if I did certain things. So that kind of
messed up my game plan. Congrats to Mario. He was well prepared.
1st was close but he won it with that knee bar. 2nd, I won
(surprisingly cause leg was jacked). 3rd, I wanted to have the same
round as before but got dropped. Gotta fight near perfect to win at
the top. Something I need to get better at. Appreciate the love
from you guys. Enjoy your week. Love you. Peace.â€

This was Sandhagen's second loss on the trot, following a failed
title bid against Merab
Dvalishvili this past October. Meanwhile, Bautista has only
lost to Umar
Nurmagomedov in 11 outings since 2022 and has since rebounded
with back-to-back wins.

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UFC 332 LIVE stream watch party: Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong

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UFC 332 LIVE stream watch party: Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong

MMA Fighting has a live stream watch party for Saturday's UFC 332 event at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the main event, Natalia Silva faces Wang Cong for the vacant UFC women's flyweight title. Valentina Shevchenko vacated the championship after suffering an injury.

Join Mike Heck and Jed Meshew as they watch the main card, and more live with the MMA Fighting community.

In the co-main event, surging bantamweight contender Payton Talbott looks to continue his rise up the ranks as he faces former flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo.

Additionally, UFC 332 includes a lightweight contest between King Green and Esteban Ribovics, while former two-division KSW champion Roberto Soldic makes his octagon debut against knockout artist Khaos Williams.

The UFC 332 main card opens up in the middleweight division as Ateba Gautier faces his toughest test to date in Roman Kopylov.

Watch the UFC 332 watch party in the video above at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, starting with the featured preliminary contest between Imanol Rodriguez and Alden Coria.

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Former NFL player delivers devastating knockout at UFC 332

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Former NFL player delivers devastating knockout at UFC 332

Anthony Wint wasn't getting paid by the hour at UFC 332.

The highly-touted Contender Series prospect needed just 23 seconds to overwhelm and finish newcomer Lucas Armand in the opening round to score his second win inside the octagon.

As soon as the fighters were released from their corners, Wint and Armand were ready to throw down as the punches came quick to start the fight. It didn't take long, however, for Wint to push Armand against the cage and then the heavyweights were just trading bombs.

But Wint's power advantage was evident as he was just swinging hammers until Armand finally just wilted from the pressure and crumbled to the canvas.

The fight was stopped immediately with Wint moving to 2-0 in the octagon and 9-0 in his young career. Afterwards, he had a callout ready and Wint, who played in one NFL game with the Jets, is looking to capitalize on an opponent who just sparked Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson in the UFC.

“It feels great,†Wint said about his win. “He was going to have to kill me. I don't waste no time. I really, really want to fight in 40 days.

“Sean Sharaf … I dare you to put it all on black again. I dare you to come take my ‘O.'â€â€

Sharaf, who is now 1-2 in the UFC, shocked the world on his own when he scored a brutal 12-second knockout over Steveson. Now he's become the target for other heavyweights including one of the top prospects in the division.

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‘Give me Walker vs. Poatan’: Pros react to Johnny Walker’s heavyweight knockout at UFC 332

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‘Give me Walker vs. Poatan’: Pros react to Johnny Walker’s heavyweight knockout at UFC 332

Johnny Walker's UFC 332 heavyweight debut has his fellow fighters dreaming big.

In his past appearances at 205 pounds, Walker showed flashes of star power, winning over fans with his incredible knockouts and larger-than-life personality. Walker officially made the move to heavyweight Saturday and he didn't disappoint, needing less than a round to score a hellacious knee knockout over Mick Parkin.

Afterwards, Walker boasted that the best is yet to come in his new weight class and that no one in the heavyweight division can fight like him. Fighters reaction on social media shared his enthusiasm.

Former UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad suggested that Alex Pereira could be next for Walker, writing, “I've seen enough, give me Walker vs. Poatan.†Longtime veteran Renato Moicano joined in, writing that the UFC should “give Johnny Walker the belt already!â€

Check out more social media reactions from the pros below.

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