Other names Super Name Sage Northcutt Nationality American Trainer Chris Mango Weight 70 kg | Team Gracie Barra Katy Height 1.83 m Reach 72.0 in (183 cm) Role Mixed Martial Artist Education Texas A&M University | |
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Born Sage Monroe Northcutt March 1, 1996 (age 28) Katy, Texas, United States ( 1996-03-01 ) Division LightweightWelterweight Rank Third degree black belt in TaekwondoThird degree black belt in KajukenboPurple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Parents Mary Northcutt, Becky Northcutt, Mark Northcutt Siblings Colbey Northcutt, Shaun Northcutt Profiles | ||
Cosmo Alexandre Knocks Out Sage Northcutt | ONE From All Angles
Sage Monroe Northcutt (born March 1, 1996) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Contents
- Cosmo Alexandre Knocks Out Sage Northcutt ONE From All Angles
- Free fight sage northcutt vs rocky long
- Background
- Early career 2013 2015
- Ultimate Fighting Championship 2015 present
- Personal life
- References
Free fight sage northcutt vs rocky long
Background
Northcutt began training in martial arts at the age of 4 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. At the age of 9, Northcutt became the youngest person ever to be on the cover of Sport Karate Magazine. Northcutt has won a total of 77 world youth championships in karate. He was also an undefeated kickboxer, with his record standing at 15–0. Northcutt attended Seven Lakes High School for his first 2 years of high school before transferring to Katy High School during his sophomore year. Northcutt was inducted into the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame in 2012 at age 15. In High School, Northcutt was a State Medalist for wrestling.
Early career (2013-2015)
In 2013, Northcutt began competing on the Legacy Fighting Championship amateur mixed martial arts(MMA) series, amassing an amateur record of 5-1 with his only loss coming on his first bout against Charles Sheppard by technical-knockout (TKO) in the first round. At the age of 18, he turned pro and racked up a 5–0 record in 16 months.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (2015-present)
Northcutt was featured in the debut episode of Dana White's Looking For A Fight. After a victory at Legacy Fighting Championship 44, he was signed to the UFC.
In his UFC debut, Northcutt also made his lightweight debut when he faced Francisco Trevino on October 3, 2015 at UFC 192. He won via technical-knockout (TKO) in 57 seconds.
Northcutt's second UFC fight was against Cody Pfister on December 10, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 80. Northcutt won the fight via guillotine choke in the second round.
Northcutt was expected to face Andrew Holbrook on January 30, 2016 at UFC on Fox 18. However, after Holbrook withdrew from the bout citing an injury eight days prior to the event, Northcutt would instead make his welterweight debut against Bryan Barberena. Northcutt lost the bout via Arm Triangle in the second round.
Northcutt made a return to lightweight and faced Enrique Marín on July 9, 2016, at UFC 200, where he won by unanimous decision.
Northcutt had his second welterweight bout when he faced Mickey Gall on December 17, 2016 at UFC on Fox 22. He lost the contest via submission in the second round.
Northcutt was expected to face Claudio Puelles in a lightweight bout on July 29, 2017 at UFC 214. However, Puelles pulled out of the fight in mid-June citing injury and was replaced by John Makdessi. In turn, the fight was canceled on July 14 due to injuries to both fighters.
Northcutt is expected to face Michel Quiñones on November 11, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 120.
Personal life
Northcutt is currently majoring in petroleum engineering at Texas A&M University. In January 2017, Northcutt announced he would take time off from his college education to train mixed martial arts full-time. Northcutt is a Christian.