A highly anticipated Men’s Bantamweight bout between #2 ranked Aljamain “Funk Master” Sterling and #4 ranked Cory “The Sandman” Sandhagen is the third fight on the card.

Funk Master is on a four fight win streak, while The Sandman is a perfect 5-0 in the UFC

Round 1

Sterling pressures early with quick movement. Sterling gets Sandhagen’s back and looks for the rear-naked choke. Figure four body lock for Sterling. Sterling applies the RNC a second time and gets his forearm deep underneath the chin and puts a hard squeeze on as Sandhagen taps out. Sterling with an incredible finish! The Funk Master is the first fighter to finish Sandhagen.

Official Decision – Submission victory for Sterling (Rear-Naked Choke) Round 1 (1:28)