“Being here is a little bit strange,” Sandhagen told UFC.com. “I’m glad I’m on the other side of the building because it’s almost like being at an ex’s house or ex’s parent’s house. It was a place where I was really sad, and just remembering that it’s a different day; it’s not that day anymore. The energy of all fight weeks is pretty much the same, but I want to create better memories in this hotel that I’ve had to be in quarantine for, for almost two weeks now.”
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The 28-year-old admitted he wasn’t in the right headspace leading into that fight and dedicated himself to making sure that didn’t happen again.