MarioBautista doesnt want to leave it up to the judges in hisupcoming fight.Bautista is set to take on CorySandhagen in a bantamweight matchup at UFC 329on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He believes Sandhagenhas a clear wrestling disadvantage against him, and plans to pushthe pace early.MarioBautista On His Game Plan For CorySandhagenWith his last fight being a decision loss, Bautista doesnt want tolet Sandhagen use his evasive movement to bank rounds. Theirupcoming clash being a three-rounder, he is eager to avoid leavingit to the judges.Eyeing a definitive finish, Bautista told Home of Fight: Im gonnabe hunting that finish. I think its obvious where hes not reallythe best, which is on the mat. So Im gonna be hunting for thatfinish. Pushing hard. We got three rounds. So Im gonna have to geton the gas right away. I cant just let him get away with adecision and run around or anything. I think its gonna be anexciting fight.Bautista (17-3) was riding an eight-fight winning streak, which wassnapped by a unanimous decision loss to top contender UmarNurmagomedov last year. He has since rebounded with asubmission win over ViniciusOliveira this past February. Meanwhile, Sandhagen (18-6) is 1-2in his last three outings and is coming off a failed title bidagainst MerabDvalishvili. MarioBautista says he's going to make sure to finish CorySandhagen and not leave anything up to the judges.I know what I have to do to beat him, Im going to hunt for thatfinish.Im going to get on the gas real early and make sure he doesnthave the time or ability pic.twitter.com/MBr4Ul3caS Home ofFight (@Home_of_Fight) July 1, 2026