UFC San Antonio: Cory Sandhagen Outscores Marlon Vera
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from Saturday’s UFC card in San Antonio, which saw Cory Sandhagen record a pivotal win over fellow bantamweight contender, Marlon Vera.
Sandhagen outscored the hard-hitting fighter with strikes and takedowns, en route to a decision win. Somewhat surprisingly, one judge scored the fight in favor of Vera, while the other two judges had all five rounds or four rounds respectively for Sandhagen.
UFC San Antonio
Cory Sandhagen def. Maron Veria via split decision (47-48, 50-45, 49-46)
Holly Holm def. Yana Santos via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Nate Landwehr def. Austin Lingo via submission (rear-naked choke) – R2, 4:11
Maycee Barber def. Andrea Lee via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Albert Duraev def. Chidi Njokuani via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Daniel Pineda def. Tucker Lutz via submission (guillotine choke) – R2, 2:50
Lucas Alexander def. Steven Peterson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Trevin Giles def. Preston Parsons via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
CJ Vergara def. Daniel Lacerda via TKO (strikes) – R2, 4:04
Victor Altamirano def. Vinicius Salvador via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Results via MMA Junkie.