Story Behind Cory Sandhagen’s Tattoo: Exploring UFC Bantamweight’s Inks

The #2 bantamweight contender in the UFC, Cory Sandhagen, has often flaunted the tattoo on his back during his fights. To anyone who looks at the tattoo for the first time, the mixed martial artist’s back looks nothing short of a masterpiece. Inked with angels to intimidate his opponents, ‘Sandman’s back does the job a bit too well.

In case you are wondering, the bantamweight fighter has a few more tattoos inked on his body. Let’s look at all of his tattoos and the stories they tell.

Cory Sandhagen’s back tattoo

Sandhagen, a tall and lanky fighter, refers to himself as a ‘White, Skinny guy with the back tattoo.’ Needless to say, his back tattoo is a thing of beauty as well. The tattoo that is spread all over his back suits him perfectly and makes the fighter more recognizable to the fans.

Sandhagen’s back tattoo consists of angels. This is a bit off-beat considering that other MMA fighters prefer to have gladiators or warriors on their skin as compared to angels. But maybe this is a representation of Sandhagen’s religious views as a person. This piece documents his belief.

The scenic piece depicts a man pulling another out of deep waters and has three crosses put on cavalry. On top of that, there is a dove that represents the holy spirit. And to determine Sandhagen’s fighting spirits, he has a few soldiers printed on the left side of the tattoo, carrying swords and shields, and stepping into battle.

Did you know what he had to say about the tattoo? In a press conference last year, Sandhagen said, “To be honest with you I forget that the thing is even back there, and I got it so many years ago. It’s kind of more or less like a religious piece and I’m not like a very religious guy in like the traditional sense, you know.”

“I don’t even know that I love mine that much to be honest. Someone described it once that it looks like a dump print on my back on TV. And I thought that that was very great, because that is exactly what it looks like. So, had I had the foresight for that I probably would have gotten something maybe like a little bit more badass and legible,” the fighter added.

Without a doubt, the black and white ink does a fairly great job of exciting the fans and identifying him as an intimidating fighter. But what about the other tattoos?

Other tattoos on Cory Sandhagen’s body

Apart from the tattoo on his back that he doesn’t like so much, he has an eagle printed on his right bicep. Filled with red, white, and black, the eagle is supposed to strike fear in his opponent’s hearts. But that’s not all! The bantamweight no. 2 also has an anchor inked to his right leg and boxing gloves on his left.

With the tattoos in place, Sandhagen is all set to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s cousin brother, Umar Nurmagomedov, at UFC on ABC, on the 3rd of August, 2024. Riding on a three-fight winning spree, the ‘Sandman’ expects to add one more win under his belt. However, one must not underestimate Nurmagomedov’s undefeated record in the UFC. Whether Sandhagen will win or lose is something that only time can tell.

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