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Bautista suffered the first loss of his professional career in his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut against Sandhagen seven years ago. He expects a “completely different fight” when they collide at UFC 329 on Saturday, July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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Mario Bautista stresses key factor going into Cory Sandhagen rematch
Bautista lost to Sandhagen via a first-round armbar submission in their first meeting back in 2019. “I feel from that point to this point, we’ve grown so much, both of us,” Bautista said during UFC 329 media day. “I have gone through so much… So, I expect a completely different fight this time.”
Bautista believes experience is the biggest difference between the two meetings.
“Experience, as far as like, fighting big names,” he answered when asked about the rematch. Highlighting his stellar win streak between 2022 and 2025, the 33-year-old added, “I went on an eight-fight win streak… Fought big names like Jose Aldo, Patchy Mix.”
Sandhagen is coming off a failed championship bid against Merab Dvalishvili in October of last year. Meanwhile, Bautista successfully bounced back from his loss to Umar Nurmagomedov by defeating Vinicius Oliveira this past February.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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