Cory Sandhagen made a statement on Saturday night in Las Vegas, knocking out veteran Frankie Edgar with a memorable strike that will be seen on highlight reels for many years to come.
Sandhagen's flying knee landed flush on Edgar's chin, sending him to the canvas. Sandhagen has now won five of his past six fights, including a second-round KO of Marlon Moraes in October. With the victory, he has positioned himself for a future shot at the bantamweight title, currently held by Petr Yan.
After the bout, fellow fighters took to social media to praise Sandhagen's victory.
Edgar is legend, time to move on. Good win for Cory. But hard to forget what my next opponent did to him. We'll see what happens next 🤫
— Petr "No Mercy" Yan (@PetrYanUFC) February 7, 2021
That's how you get the title shot 👌🏼 #UFCVegas18 @espn @ufc
— Dominick Cruz (@DominickCruz) February 7, 2021
@cors_life is a savage.
— Justin Gaethje 🇺🇸 (@Justin_Gaethje) February 7, 2021
Give that man a title shot!!! Cory Sandhagen is the real deal 😲 #UFCVegas18
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) February 7, 2021
Nevermind https://t.co/6oMEKpmRGM
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) February 7, 2021
Ugh that sucks. https://t.co/xJrBNPy7py
— Funky (@Benaskren) February 7, 2021
Wow! That's knockout of the year, and going to be a tough one to beat. 👀#UFCVegas18
— Johnny Muñoz (@KidKvenbo) February 7, 2021
That's a bad man #UFCVegas18
— Tim Elliott (@TElliott125) February 7, 2021
— Kaiboi Kamaka (@kaiboikamaka) February 7, 2021
That's the Nastiest Knock out ive seen in 2021 #UFCVegas18
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) February 7, 2021
OMG WOW NASTY FLY KNEE! #UFCVegas18
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) February 7, 2021
@cors_life is a scary man. New champ
— Brandon (@brandonroyval) February 7, 2021
Yoooooooooooo damn that was clean
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) February 7, 2021
@cors_life is a bad dude!!!
— Benito Lopez (@Savage_530) February 7, 2021
I knew Cory was gonna starch him no disrespect but he's next level.
— Mallory Martin (@MalloryyMartin) February 7, 2021