This past week, Cory Sandhagen turned in the best performance of his young career, dominating former bantamweight title challenger Marlon Moraes en route to a second-round TKO victory at UFC Fight Island 5. In the aftermath, Sandhagen was obviously thrilled to return to the win column, but there was one man arguably even more excited than he, top-ranked bantamweight contender Aljamain Sterling.
In June, Sterling demolished Sandhagen, submitting him in only 88 seconds. After such a dominant performance, it was assumed that Sterling would receive the next bantamweight title shot, but the UFC has been dragging its feet on officially announcing a bout.