Cory Sandhagen added another violent finish to his highlight reel at UFC Fight Night 184 against perhaps his biggest-name opponent to date.
Taking on Frankie Edgar in the co-main event bout, Sandhagen (14-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) landed a flying knee that stiffened and face-planted the former UFC lightweight champion just 28 seconds into Round 1.
The bantamweight bout took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It streamed on ESPN+.
Edgar (24-9-1 MMA, 18-9-1 UFC) came out aggressive, moving straight forward at Sandhagen. After a few brief exchanges, Sandhagen leaped into the air and connected with a vicious jumping knee. Edgar’s consciousness left him on impact and he keeled over onto the canvas.
The finish was the second quickest flying knee knockout in UFC history behind Jorge Masvidal’s five-second KO of Ben Askren at UFC 239 in July 2019.
FLYING KNEE 🤯@cors_life landed the highlight reel KO against Frankie Edgar at #UFCVegas18 pic.twitter.com/JUxFxF2EN9
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) February 7, 2021
With the victory, Sandhagen extends a win into a winning streak. Following an 88-second submission loss to Aljamain Sterling in June 2020, Sandhagen finished Marlon Moraes with strikes in October.
A former UFC lightweight champion and UFC featherweight title challenger, Edgar suffered his first loss at bantamweight in his defeat to Sandhagen. In his last six fights, Edgar has gone 2-4 with two losses coming inside the distance.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 184 results include:
- Cory Sandhagen def. Frankie Edgar via knockout (flying knee) – Round 1, 0:28
- Clay Guida def. Michael Johnson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Alexandre Pantoja def. Manel Kape via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Beneil Dariush def. Diego Ferreira via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Danilo Marques def. Mike Rodriguez via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:52
- Devonte Smith def. Justin Jaynes via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 2, 3:38
- Karol Rosa def. Joselyne Edwards via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Lara Procopio def. Molly McCann via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 30-27)
- Seungwoo Choi def. Youssef Zalal via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Timur Valiev def. Martin Day via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)
- Ode Osbourne def. Jerome Rivera via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:26
