Sage Northcutt

Sage Northcutt
Born Sage Monroe Northcutt
(1996-03-01) March 1, 1996
Katy, Texas, United States
Other names Super
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1][2]
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Lightweight
Welterweight
Reach 72.0 in (183 cm)[3]
Team Gracie Barra Katy[4]
Trainer Chris Mango[5]
Rank Third degree black belt in Taekwondo[6]
Third degree black belt in Kajukenbo[6]
Purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[6]
Years active 2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 8
Wins 7
By knockout 4
By submission 3
Losses 1
By submission 1
University Texas A&M University
Notable school(s) Seven Lakes High School
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: October 8, 2015

Sage Monroe Northcutt[7] (born March 1, 1996) is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[5]

Background

Northcutt began training martial arts at the age of 4[8] and competed all over the world from a young age. His father, Mark, is a black belt in karate, and his older sister, Colbey, is an amateur kickboxing champion.[9] Sage has won a total of 77 world championships in karate.[5] At the age of 9, Northcutt became the youngest person ever to be on the cover of Sport Karate Magazine.[10] He is also an undefeated kickboxer, with his record standing at 15–0.[11] Additionally, despite only being on the Seven Lakes High School varsity wrestling team for two months, Northcutt finished fifth in the state in his weight class (170 lbs).[11] Sage was inducted into the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame in 2012.[6] He prides himself as being a wrestler and considers this his style alongside his kickboxing.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Northcutt began competing on the Legacy Fighting Championship amateur series, amassing an amateur record of 5-1 with his only loss to Charles Sheppard due to submission to strikes in the first round. At the age of 18, he turned pro and racked up a 5–0 record in four months.[12]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Northcutt was featured in the debut episode of Dana White's Looking For A Fight.[13] After an impressive victory at Legacy Fighting Championship 44, he was signed to the UFC.[10] Northcutt is currently the youngest fighter on the UFC roster, and the third-youngest debutant.[5][14]

In his UFC debut, Northcutt faced Francisco Trevino on October 3, 2015 at UFC 192. He won via TKO in just 57 seconds, making it the fourth-fastest lightweight debut in UFC history.[15] It was revealed that Trevino failed his post-fight drug test after testing positive for elevated marijuana-induced THC-COOH levels.[16]

Northcutt faced Cody Pfister on December 10, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 80.[17][18] After losing the first round, Northcutt won the fight via submission in the second round.[19]

Northcutt was expected to fight Andrew Holbrook on January 30, 2016 at UFC on Fox 18,[20] his third fight in less than four months. Holbrook withdrew from the bout citing an injury eight days prior to the event and was replaced by Bryan Barberena.[21] With the late change and Barbarena on short notice, the matchup was changed to a welterweight bout.[22] Northcutt lost the bout via submission in the second round.[23]

Personal life

Northcutt is a petroleum engineering major at Texas A&M University[6]

In December 2015, a number of websites[24][25][26] ran a story on Northcutt's father, Mark Monroe Northcutt. In Fall 1989, Mark Northcutt was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Texas and later turned DEA informant, helping set up his lawyer in order to work off his own case.[27] Reports from 1990 also state that he was a 'known steroid dealer' in the area.[28] This led to speculation that Sage uses performance enhancing drugs.[29][30] Sage denied these claims.[31][32][33]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 7–1 Bryan Barberena Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader January 30, 2016 2 3:06 Newark, New Jersey, United States Welterweight bout.
Win 7–0 Cody Pfister Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant December 10, 2015 2 0:41 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 6–0 Francisco Trevino TKO (elbows and punches) UFC 192 October 3, 2015 1 0:57 Houston, Texas, United States Lightweight debut; Trevino missed weight (160 lbs). Trevino tested positive for marijuana metabolites.
Win 5–0 Rocky Long Submission (neck crank) Legacy Fighting Championship 44 August 28, 2015 2 3:30 Houston, Texas, United States Catchweight (165 lbs) bout.
Win 4–0 Gage Duhon Submission (rear-naked choke) Legacy Fighting Championship 42 November 22, 2014 1 4:26 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States Catchweight (165 lbs) bout.
Win 3–0 James Christopherson TKO (punches) Fury Fighting 6 May 22, 2014 1 4:35 Humble, Texas, United States
Win 2–0 Jacob Capelli TKO (punches) LFC - Challenger Series 1 April 25, 2014 1 0:55 Houston, Texas, United States Catchweight (165 lbs) bout.
Win 1–0 Tim Lashley TKO (wheel kick and punches) Legacy Fighting Championship 37 April 20, 2014 1 0:27 Houston, Texas, United States Catchweight (165 lbs) bout.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Page Parkes Model Agency". pageparkesagency.com.
  2. ↑ "Amateur MMA - Fighter Profile: Sage Northcutt". CamoMMA.
  3. ↑ "Fight Card - UFC 192 Cormier vs. Gustafsson". UFC.com. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  4. ↑ "FightCenter - 'Super' Sage Northcutt". tapology.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Jeremy Botter (2015-09-30). "UFC 192: Is 19-Year-Old Sage Northcutt the Future of the UFC?". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sage Northcutt - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  7. ↑ "Mixed Martial Arts Show Results" (PDF). Boxing.nv.gov. December 10, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  8. ↑ "Sage Northcutt Looking To Be 2-Division Amateur Champion". legacyfights.net.
  9. ↑ Dave Doyle (2015-09-30). "Just 19, Sage Northcutt plans on sticking around the UFC for awhile". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  10. 1 2 Cameron Tomarchio (2015-10-02). "Sage Northcutt: the man too pretty for the UFC". news.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  11. 1 2 Matt Parrino (2015-09-12). "Welcome to the UFC: Sage Northcutt". UFC.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  12. ↑ Zane Simon (2015-08-30). "Welcome to the UFC, Sage Northcutt". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  13. ↑ "Dana White Looking for a Fight - Sage Northcutt Highlight". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  14. ↑ Mike Bohn (2015-09-30). "UFC 192 pre-fight facts: Sage Northcutt becomes UFC's third-youngest debutant". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  15. ↑ Mike Bohn (2015-10-03). "Twitter reacts to Sage Northcutt’s 57-second TKO in debut at UFC 192". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  16. ↑ Marc Raimondi (2015-10-15). "Francisco Trevino tests positive for marijuana after loss to Sage Northcutt at UFC 192". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  17. ↑ Staff (2015-10-19). "Sage Northcutt vs. Cody Pfister joins UFC Fight Night 80 lineup". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  18. ↑ Marc Raimondi (2015-10-19). "Sage Northcutt added to Fight Pass card headlined by Paige VanZant". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  19. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2015-12-10). "UFC Fight Night 80 results: Sage Northcutt hype rolls on with submission of Cody Pfister". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  20. ↑ "Andrew Holbrook vs Sage Northcutt added to UFC on FOX 18". mmajunkie.com. 2015-12-19.
  21. ↑ "Andrew Holbrook out, Bryan Barberena meets Sage Northcutt at UFC on FOX 18". mmajunkie.com. 2016-01-22.
  22. ↑ "Sage Northcutt gets new opponent & weight class at UFC on FOX 18". mmafighting.com. 2016-01-22.
  23. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2016-01-30). "UFC on FOX 18 results: Bryan Barberena slows Sage Northcutt hype with submission win". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  24. ↑ "UFC Fighter Sage Northcutt’s Dad Was a Steroid Dealer Who Was Arrested With 25 Kilos of Cocaine". FIGHTSTATE. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  25. ↑ "Report: Sage Northcutt's Dad Dealt Steroids & Cocaine". LowKick MMA.
  26. ↑ "Sage Northcutt Pulled From Tristar MMA Gym Because His Father Doesn’t Approve". Smack His face. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  27. ↑ "972 F2d 590 United States v. White | OpenJurist". openjurist.org. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  28. ↑ "The thin white line". www.dmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  29. ↑ "Pfister on Sage Northcutt: 'I'm sure he's juicing'". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  30. ↑ "Cody Pfister alleges that Sage Northcutt is on steroids". RavensNewsPost.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  31. ↑ "UFC Vegas: Sage Northcutt has fishy explanation for recent steroid allegations". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  32. ↑ "Sage Northcutt On Steroid Allegations: "I Would Never Use Any Banned Substances"". MMA News. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  33. ↑ "UFC wunderkind Sage Northcutt on steroid allegations: 'That's a major compliment'". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2016-01-05.

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