1. Sage Northcutt is an American professional mixed martial artist who is currently competing in the Welterweight division and is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League.
32 Facts About Sage Northcutt
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Sage Northcutt has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and ONE Championship.
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Sage Northcutt's father, Mark, is a black belt in shuri-ryu karate, and his older sister, Colbey, is an amateur kickboxing champion and a professional mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship.
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At the age of 9, Sage Northcutt became the youngest person ever to be on the cover of Sport Karate Magazine.
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Sage Northcutt has won a total of 77 world youth championships in karate.
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Sage Northcutt attended Seven Lakes High School for his first two years of high school before transferring to Katy High School during his sophomore year.
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Sage Northcutt was inducted into the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame in 2012 at age 15.
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Sage Northcutt was featured in the debut episode of Dana White's Looking For A Fight.
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Sage Northcutt won the fight via guillotine choke in the second round.
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Sage Northcutt was expected to face Andrew Holbrook on January 30,2016, at UFC on Fox 18.
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Sage Northcutt lost the bout via submission in the second round.
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Sage Northcutt made a return to lightweight and faced Enrique Marin on July 9,2016, at UFC 200, where he won via unanimous decision.
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Sage Northcutt had his second welterweight bout when he faced Mickey Gall on December 17,2016, at UFC on Fox 22.
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Sage Northcutt lost the contest via submission in the second round.
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Sage Northcutt was expected to face Claudio Puelles in a lightweight bout on July 29,2017, at UFC 214.
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Sage Northcutt faced Michel Quinones on November 11,2017, at UFC Fight Night 120.
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Sage Northcutt faced Thibault Gouti on February 18,2018, at UFC Fight Night 126.
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Sage Northcutt faced Zak Ottow on July 14,2018, at UFC Fight Night 133.
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Sage Northcutt won the fight via knockout in the second round.
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On November 30,2018, it was announced that Sage Northcutt had signed with ONE Championship.
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On February 26,2019, it was announced that Sage Northcutt was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Cosmo Alexandre on May 17,2019, in ONE: Enter the Dragon.
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Sage Northcutt lost the fight by knockout 29 seconds into the first round, marking his first professional loss by knockout.
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On November 22,2019, Sage Northcutt announced that he would be moving down two weight classes to compete at lightweight in ONE Championship.
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Sage Northcutt was scheduled to fight Shinya Aoki in a Lightweight bout, after a near two-year layoff, at ONE on TNT 4, on April 28,2021.
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However, Sage Northcutt withdrew from the bout due to lingering COVID-19 effects and was replaced by Eduard Folayang.
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Almost four years after his loss to Alexandre, Sage Northcutt faced Ahmed Mujtaba on May 5,2023, at ONE Fight Night 10.
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Sage Northcutt was dropped by a strike from Mutjaba early in the fight, but managed to win the fight with a heel hook submission 39 seconds into the first round.
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Sage Northcutt was scheduled to face Shinya Aoki on January 28,2024, at ONE 165.
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However, Sage Northcutt withdrew during the event because his cornermen were reportedly denied visas, and was replaced by John Lineker in a openweight bout.
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On October 18,2024, it was announced that Sage Northcutt had left ONE Championship.
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On December 12,2024, it was reported that Sage Northcutt had signed with the Professional Fighters League after not competing in 2024.
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Sage Northcutt was scheduled to face Lucas Martins in the inaugural Global Fight League event on May 24,2025 at GFL 1.