Cory Sandhagen Is Coming For UFC Titles...And Scalps

ONE37pm: What pushes you? 

Sandhagen: “There are a lot of different motivators that jump around in your head and it sometimes changes too. Before it was, ‘I want to show people my style of martial arts. Now, I want to collect scalps. I want the best names. I want to win championships. I want to reign as the king and I want to be known as one of the baddest dudes to ever play the game. That’s what I want to do.”

If your heart rate isn’t sky high after hearing that, then you may want to see a doctor because mine was dangerously high during the interview and skyrockets every time I hear him say it. 

And “The Sandman” wasn’t done. 

Sandhagen: “I don’t want to just beat these guys. I want to embarrass them. I want to knock them out. I want them to leave on stretchers; I want to collect as many scalps as I can.” 

ONE37pm: What was it, man? 

Sandhagen: “It was losing. I needed to be reminded how much I hate it. I needed to be reminded that what we are doing isn’t some ‘artsy’ martial arts where it looks really beautiful. Sometimes it's really ugly. I don’t like getting choked out and embarrassed on television.”