Umar Nurmagomedov is favored against Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on Saturday, August 3 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This event is one of 13 fights on ABC, ESPN2, and ESPN+. Sandhagen is 17-4 in his career, while Nurmagomedov is 17-0 in his career. There are a total of 13 fights, all on ABC, ESPN2, and ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov. Let’s look at the bout between Sandhagen and Nurmagomedov and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov takes place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday, August 3 with 13 fights, all on ABC, ESPN2 and ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov Betting
Cory Sandhagen (17-4, 10-3 UFC)
Sandhagen came into the UFC with a record of 7-1 and he has 10 wins and three losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has four wins and two losses. He defeated Frankie Edgar by KO, Song Yadong by TKO, Marlon Vera by split decision, and Rob Font by unanimous decision; while losing to T.J. Dillashaw by split decision and Petr Yan by unanimous decision. Sandhagen has been a pro since 2015 and he has seven wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has six first round finishes.
Sandhagen said this to mmafighting.com about his upcoming fight against Nurmagomedov, “It’s going to be a tough one. I’m ready for whatever. No one’s gotten to see my grappling. I know that’s going to be something that people talk about, but that’d be a fun thing for me to be able to show off, because I do work with Ryan Hall and it’s a really unique style, and I think it’s going to be a pain in the ass for him to have to deal with. The amount of space that he leaves is going to be a pain in the ass to deal with, but I’ll figure it out.”
Umar Nurmagomedov (17-0, 5-0 UFC)
Nurmagomedov came into the UFC with a record 12-0 and he has five wins and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Sergey Morozov by technical submission, Brian Kelleher by rear-naked choke submission, Nate Maness by unanimous decision, Raoni Barcelos by KO, and Bekzat Almakhan by unanimous decision. Nurmagomedov has been a pro since 2016 and he has two wins by TKO/KO and seven by submission. He has five first round finishes.
Nurmagomedov said this to thenationalnews.com about his upcoming fight against Sandhagen, “I have been waiting for this moment my whole life and I’m ready to take on anyone in any challenge. I want to win this fight and win the belt. A win here will take me closer as the No 1 contender for the bantamweight title. I think in my division there are a lot of tough guys and he [Sandhagen] is one of them. For me, I think it’s going to be the same as how I fight always. I will try to take him down, choke him, but I don't care. Even if I can strike him, doesn't matter. I will take him on as I have always done – as another opponent.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Sandhagen 5.33 /Nurmagomedov 4.75
Striking Accuracy: Sandhagen 44% /Nurmagomedov 69%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Sandhagen 3.40/Nurmagomedov 0.56
Defense: Sandhagen 58% /Nurmagomedov 76%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Sandhagen 1.36/Nurmagomedov 4.51
Takedown Accuracy: Sandhagen 33%/Nurmagomedov 56%
Takedowns defended: Sandhagen 64%/Nurmagomedov 100%
Submission average: Sandhagen 0.3/Nurmagomedov 0.6
UFC Picks
Nurmagomedov is listed as a 3-1 favorite in UFC betting odds to win this fight. These two were supposed to meet a year ago and the fight never happened, but now it will. Nurmagomedov came back from a layoff of more than a year in his last fight and beat Bekzat Almakhan but it was not an impressive victory. I am definitely not laying the big price on Nurmagomedov, but I don’t know that I like Sandhagen enough to take him as the underdog. The rounds are listed at 3.5 and I think this will be a competitive fight that could go the distance. I will go over the rounds total as my top UFC pick.
| DATE | FIGHTERS | MONEY LINE |
| 08/03 | Umar Nurmagomedov | -315 |
| Cory Sandhagen | +238 |
| 08/03 | Michal Oleksiejczuk | +202 |
| Shara Magomedov | -262 |
| 08/03 | Deiveson Figueiredo | -160 |
| Marlon Vera | +127 |
| 08/03 | Michael Chiesa | -630 |
| Tony Ferguson | -421 |
| 08/03 | Loopy Godinez | -105 |
| Mackenzie Dern | -135 |
| 08/03 | Elves Brenner | +150 |
| Joel Álvarez | -190 |
| 08/03 | Azamat Murzakanov | -224 |
| Alonzo Menifield | +175 |
| 08/03 | Kaue Fernandes | -400 |
| Mohammad Yahya | +292 |
| 08/03 | Don'Tale Mayes | +183 |
| Shamil Gaziev | -235 |
| 08/03 | Sam Hughes | +138 |
| Victoria Dudakova | -174 |
| 08/03 | Rolando Bedoya | +138 |
| Jai Herbert | -173 |
| 08/03 | Denis Tiuliulin | +172 |
| Sedriques Dumas | -220 |
| 08/03 | Jordan Vucenic | +159 |
| Guram Kutateladze | -201 |
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