Report: Sandhagen, Bautista to meet in rematch at UFC 329
A rematch between Cory Sandhagen and Mario Bautista is set.
The bantamweight contenders will square off at UFC 329 on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, sources told MMA Fighting's Damon Martin and Mike Heck.
UFC 329 will serve as the promotion's flagship event during its annual International Fight Week. It doesn't yet have a headliner.
Sandhagen earned a first-round submission win over Bautista in 2019 at the first UFC event of the ESPN era. The bout marked Sandhagen's third fight in the Octagon and Bautista's debut.
Sandhagen, the No. 4-ranked bantamweight, comes into the rematch looking to get back on track from a unanimous decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili in a title bout at UFC 320 last October. Sandhagen, 34, is 1-2 in his last three appearances.
Bautista, ranked No. 8 in the division, is coming off a submission win over Vinicius Oliveira in a UFC Fight Night main event in February. The 32-year-old holds a 9-1 record in his last 10 outings, with his lone loss coming against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 321 last October.
UFC 329 will also feature heavyweight prospect Gable Steveson's highly anticipated debut against a yet-to-be-determined opponent.