Unlike what he’d done in his five previous fights, Cory Sandhagen wasn’t able to finish John Lineker at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 8. In fact, not only did Sandhagen need the judges’ scorecards to win, one of the three scores didn’t go his way. But even if a split decision wasn’t the blow-out that he wanted, Sandhagen is happy with what he was able to accomplish considering the opponent he faced. “It wasn’t a perfect fight,” Sandhagen told reporters, including MMA Junkie after the main card bantamweight bout. ”But I think when you’re fighting Lineker, it’s as close to perfect as you can get.” Sandhagen (11-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) and Lineker (31-9 MMA, 12-4 UFC) met on the main card of Saturday’s event at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla.
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