Cory Sandhagen added another violent finish to his outstanding UFC Fight Night 184 film against perhaps his biggest opponent name yet.
Facing Frankie Edgar in the main co-event fight, Sandhagen (14-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) hit a flying knee that stiffened and planted the former UFC lightweight champion just 28 seconds into the first round.
The cock fight took place at UFC Apex, in Las Vegas. It was broadcast on ESPN +.
Edgar (24-9-1 MMA, 18-9-1 UFC) came out aggressive, advancing straight at Sandhagen. After a few brief exchanges, Sandhagen jumped in the air and landed on a fierce jumping knee. Edgar’s conscience left him with the impact and he fell on the screen.
The submission was the second fastest flying knockout in UFC history, after Jorge Masvidal’s five-second knockout in Ben Askren at UFC 239 in July 2019.
With the win, Sandhagen extends a win in a winning streak. After an 88-second submission loss to Aljamain Sterling in June 2020, Sandhagen submitted Marlon Moraes with strikes in October.
Former UFC lightweight champion and UFC featherweight title challenger, Edgar suffered his first bantamweight loss in the loss to Sandhagen. In his last six fights, Edgar went 2-4 with two losses coming from within the distance.
The updated results of UFC Fight Night 184 include:
Cory Sandhagen def. Frankie Edgar by knockout (flying knee) – Round 1, 0:28 Clay Guida defeated. Michael Johnson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Alexandre Pantoja def. Manel Kape via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) Beneil Dariush won. Diego Ferreira by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Danilo Marques won. Mike Rodriguez by technical submission (rear naked choke) – 2nd round, 4:52 pm Devonte Smith def. Justin Jaynes by TKO (doctor stoppage) – Round 2, 3:38 Karol Rosa won. Joselyne Edwards by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Lara Procopio def. Molly McCann via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 30-27) Seungwoo Choi won. Youssef Zalal via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) Timur Valiev won. Martin Day by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26) Ode Osbourne won. Jerome Rivera by knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:26