Merab Dvalishvili\u2019s coach Ray Longo has given his thoughts on how Cory Sandhagen could beat his student at UFC 320.<\/p>\n
On Saturday night, Cory Sandhagen faces the toughest test of his career to date. In the co-main event of UFC 320, he will attempt to defeat Merab Dvalishvili in order to become the new UFC bantamweight champion. Merab, as we know, is one of the best fighters on the planet right now, and he\u2019s coming off the back of decisive wins over both Umar Nurmagomedov and Sean O\u2019Malley.<\/p>\n
RELATED: Merab Dvalishvili is ready to hit 100-takedown milestone against Cory Sandhagen<\/a><\/p>\n For Merab, it\u2019s all about forcing his game plan on Sandhagen and ensuring that he can control the pace of the fight. Cory, meanwhile, knows that this is perhaps his one major chance<\/a> to win UFC gold, and he will do everything in his power to upset the odds and leave Las Vegas with the belt wrapped around his waist.<\/p>\n Dvalishvili\u2019s legendary coach Ray Longo recently revealed the one way in which Sandhagen could get the job done.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Longo\u2019s view on Sandhagen\u2019s chances vs Dvalishvili<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always been a big Sandhagen fan from Day One,\u201d Longo said on the \u201cAnik & Florian\u201d podcast. \u201cI like his attitude. I like his approach to everything. Sandhagen is dangerous, and you know this is his one opportunity.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is a big, big task, but you obviously can\u2019t go to sleep on a guy like Sandhagen. I think he\u2019s only got one way to get Merab out of there: He\u2019s got to slow down a freight train in front of him. But Sandhagen is super talented.\u201d<\/p>\n