“He’s my idol” – Fans lose minds over chain-smoking Cory Sandhagen’s unreal cardio after spectacular Chito Vera win
Fans are going buck wild over Cory Sandhagen's Instagram post suggesting he smokes three packs of cigarettes per day

Cory Sandhagen says he smokes three packs of cigarettes everyday (Image Sources - Pexels/Youtube)
Fans are losing their minds over Cory Sandhagen’s cardio even though ‘The Sandman’ has a habit of smoking three cigarette packs a day which reduces the lung capacity and cannot enable a fighter to go more than one round in the octagon.
UFC Bantamweight star Cory ‘The Sandman’ Sandhagen recently took to Instagram after his win against Marlon Vera, posting a picture of the fight with the caption, “Hopefully hearing of a fight soon so I can quit smoking three packs of cigs a day and not be so sad every time someone asks me about it.” This post had fans going crazy with the fact that Cory has such a habit and is still able to go five rounds in a fight.
Recently, at UFC San Antonio, Bantamweight fighters Cory ‘The Sandman’ Sandhagen and Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera had their bout with Cory walking away with a controversial split decision victory. Many fans believe ‘Chito’ was steamrolled in terms of fighting ability by ‘The Sandman’ and the fight should have been a unanimous victory for him.
The larger controversial aspect of the fight was after Cory had revealed that he smoked three packs of cigarettes a day besides being an athlete. Most fans of the bantamweight star have trouble believing it as they think Cory was probably joking about it. Regardless, memes about Cory’s supposed smoking habits started going viral on Twitter.
Fans flip out on Twitter about Cory Sandhagen’s smoking habits

Cory Sandhagen’s fans, although happy with the victory against Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera, are now going bananas on Twitter about ‘The Sandman’s’ smoking habits. Even though the large majority of fans were joking around, a tiny minority of them were seriously debating whether the smoking habit was made-up or not.
Here are some of the reactions:
How the fuck do you have five round cardio literally never look tired while smoking 3 packs of cigarettes a day?? I am losing my mind over this pic.twitter.com/iAnBrTZ2fM
— Will (@wiIl_mma) March 27, 2023
he’s my idol
— daniel jones despiser (@metsplshit) March 27, 2023
Cory Sandhagen celebrating his win like pic.twitter.com/4JPhHJfr1I
— Ben Davis (@BenTheBaneDavis) March 27, 2023
It sounds like a joke to me, right? Like he’s saying it’s been so long since he’s got a fight offer that he’s fallen into a sad smoking addiction kinda thing?
— Ollie Gadd (@OGaddMMA) March 27, 2023
I had 2 cigarettes and my lung hot for half hour. Cory had 3 packs of cigarettes a day and had amazing 5 rounds fight.?
— FauzanMixs (@mixsCV) March 27, 2023
He’s joking bro no one’s smoking 60 cigs a day?
— Fonzo (@FonzoMMA) March 27, 2023
Training in altitude
— IPPO ? (@lamepocalypse) March 27, 2023
After the Marlon Vera fight, fans are wondering what’s next for Cory ‘The Sandman’ Sandhagen. In the post-fight press conference for UFC San Antonio, Cory issued a direct callout to Merab Dvalishvili and wants to face the challenger next.
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