UFC 329 update: Ranked bantamweights set for rematch at International Fight WeekTristen CritchfieldApr 21, 2026Cory Sandhagen will try to improve to 2-0 against Mario Bautista at UFC 329 | Getty/UFCCory SandhagenandMario Bautistaare going to run it back this summer.The bantamweight contenders will square off in a rematch atUFC 329on July 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Multiple outlets confirmed the booking following an initialreportfrom from MagicM on social media. Sandhagen defeated Bautista via first-round submission in their initial meeting at UFC Fight Night 143 on Jan. 19, 2019.Part 2, Higher StakesSandhagen is coming off a failed championship bid at UFC 320, where he dropped a five-round verdict to former title holderMerab Dvalishvilithis past October. The 35-year-old “Sandman” has earned victories against the likes ofDeiveson Figueiredo,Rob Font,Marlon Vera,Yadong Song,Frankie EdgarandMarlon Moraesduring his promotional tenure.Bautista is 11-2 in the Octagon since falling to Sandhagen in hisUFCdebut. After having an eight-bout winning streak snapped byUmar Nurmagomedovat UFC 321, the 32-year-old MMA Lab product returned to the win column on Feb. 7, when he scored a second-round submission ofVinicius Oliveirain the UFC Fight Night 266 main event.UFC 329 does not currently have a main event, though the card is rumored to featureConor McGregor’s first fight since June 2021. Additionally, heavyweight uber-prospectGable Stevesonis expected to make his Octagon debut against an as yet to be named opponent.
UFC 329 update: Ranked bantamweights set for rematch at International Fight WeekTristen CritchfieldApr 21, 2026
UFC 329 update: Ranked bantamweights set for rematch at International Fight Week
Cory Sandhagen will try to improve to 2-0 against Mario Bautista at UFC 329 | Getty/UFCCory SandhagenandMario Bautistaare going to run it back this summer.The bantamweight contenders will square off in a rematch atUFC 329on July 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Multiple outlets confirmed the booking following an initialreportfrom from MagicM on social media. Sandhagen defeated Bautista via first-round submission in their initial meeting at UFC Fight Night 143 on Jan. 19, 2019.Part 2, Higher StakesSandhagen is coming off a failed championship bid at UFC 320, where he dropped a five-round verdict to former title holderMerab Dvalishvilithis past October. The 35-year-old “Sandman” has earned victories against the likes ofDeiveson Figueiredo,Rob Font,Marlon Vera,Yadong Song,Frankie EdgarandMarlon Moraesduring his promotional tenure.Bautista is 11-2 in the Octagon since falling to Sandhagen in hisUFCdebut. After having an eight-bout winning streak snapped byUmar Nurmagomedovat UFC 321, the 32-year-old MMA Lab product returned to the win column on Feb. 7, when he scored a second-round submission ofVinicius Oliveirain the UFC Fight Night 266 main event.UFC 329 does not currently have a main event, though the card is rumored to featureConor McGregor’s first fight since June 2021. Additionally, heavyweight uber-prospectGable Stevesonis expected to make his Octagon debut against an as yet to be named opponent.
Cory Sandhagen will try to improve to 2-0 against Mario Bautista at UFC 329 | Getty/UFC
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