Photo: Instagram/Cory Sandhagen Cory Sandhagen demonstrated his dominance over Marlon "Chito" Vera in a split decision win at UFC Fight Night in San Antonio. Despite a third judge scoring the fight in favor of Vera, there was little doubt that Sandhagen had won the fight in convincing fashion. He out-landed Vera 193 to 71 in total strikes and secured three takedowns. Sandhagen executed his game plan to perfection, taking Vera down in the first and second rounds and using feints, footwork, and takedowns to keep him guessing in the later rounds. Photo: Instagram/Cory Sandhagen Sandhagen called for a No. 1 contender fight against Merab Dvalishvili , who is currently on a nine-fight win streak. He praised Dvalishvili as an "absolute animal" and said he would feel "slimy" asking for a title shot before him. Sandhagen's record may be 4-3 in his past seven appearances, but this is somewhat misleading as he suffered a quick submission loss to current champio...