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Sage Northcutt Looking To Be ’10 Times Better’ After UFC Austin

21-year-old Sage Northcutt returned to action last night (Feb. 18, 2018), scoring a slightly controversial decision victory over Thibault Gouti at UFC Fight Night 126 in Austin, Texas. Due to the fact that Gouti landed multiple takedowns, some felt as if she should’ve received the nod from the judges, but Northcutt disagreed, arguing that Gouti […]

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21-year-old Sage Northcutt returned to action last night (Feb. 18, 2018), scoring a slightly controversial decision victory over Thibault Gouti at UFC Fight Night 126 in Austin, Texas.

Due to the fact that Gouti landed multiple takedowns, some felt as if she should’ve received the nod from the judges, but Northcutt disagreed, arguing that Gouti wasn’t able to do much damage after landing the takedown:

“I was glad that when he got the takedowns I was able to stop any kind of strikes or submissions he could do,” Northcutt told MMAjunkie. “So he never even worked off my legs, didn’t get one punch on the ground, didn’t get one elbow, one knee. I stopped all that. I would have liked to have gotten up faster off the ground, but I’m going to improve that for sure.”

Northcutt is now 5-2 under the UFC banner and 2-0 since making the move to Sacramento, California to train with Team Alpha Male under the tutelage of UFC Hall of Fame member Urijah Faber. Despite the improvements he’s already made, Northcutt is looking to forward to returning to camp and coming back ’10 times better’:

“I’m definitely going to go back and improve for sure,” Northcutt said. “I’m with the perfect team to do that. Team Alpha Male, my coach Urijah Faber, so I’m going to go back and improve my game, make all the little things that I didn’t do correctly or could have done better, make them like 10 times better.”

As far as his future goes, Northcutt will be looking to remain at 155 pounds. He has competed at welterweight before, but he feels as if lightweight is where he’s ‘bigger’ and ‘stronger’ than his opposition:

“Going into 155 (pounds), the last few pounds are pretty tough for me, but I feel like I’m one of the bigger, stronger 155 (pounders),” he said. “So that’s good. I feel like 155 is my weight class for now. In the future, if I grow three inches taller, if I do, and get a few more inches on my arm length and my leg length like my brother, for instance, then I can fight back up at 170.”

Who would you like to see Northcutt take on next?

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Sage Northcutt Edges Out Decision Over Thibault Gouti In Texas

Round 1: Northcutt opens up quickly with a nice stiff jab followed by some quick combinations. Gouti cracks Northcutt with a hook and Northcutt fires in for a takedown right into side control. Not much offense from Northcutt in side control other than …

Round 1: Northcutt opens up quickly with a nice stiff jab followed by some quick combinations. Gouti cracks Northcutt with a hook and Northcutt fires in for a takedown right into side control. Not much offense from Northcutt in side control other than some small punches that are blocked. A scramble ensues but Northcutt remains […]

Sage Northcutt: ‘I Want to be Super Well-Rounded’

Talent alone can only get you so far and Sage Northcutt is well aware. At the age of 21 with 11 fights on his resume, Northcutt is still considered to be a promising prospect. His move to Team Alpha Male is considered a turning point in “Super&#8…

Talent alone can only get you so far and Sage Northcutt is well aware. At the age of 21 with 11 fights on his resume, Northcutt is still considered to be a promising prospect. His move to Team Alpha Male is considered a turning point in “Super’s” career. It paid off at least for one […]

‘Super’ Sage Northcutt Returns, Faces Thibault Gouti at UFC Fight Night 126

Sage Northcutt will make his return to the Octagon in Texas, taking on Thibault Gouti at UFC Fight Night 126. The bout, first reported by ESPN, goes down February 18 from Austin, Texas and the Frank Erwin Center. No main event has been announced to dat…

Sage Northcutt will make his return to the Octagon in Texas, taking on Thibault Gouti at UFC Fight Night 126. The bout, first reported by ESPN, goes down February 18 from Austin, Texas and the Frank Erwin Center. No main event has been announced to date. Northcutt (9-2) is coming off a decision win over […]

Sage Northcutt’s UFC Return Confirmed

Touted prospect Sage Northcutt’s next UFC bout is official. News came from ESPN.com today (Thurs., December 21, 2017) that the popular lightweight would be returning to the Octagon to face Thibault Gouti at February 18’s UFC Fight Night 123 from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. The bout will be Northcutt’s second UFC contest […]

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Touted prospect Sage Northcutt’s next UFC bout is official.

News came from ESPN.com today (Thurs., December 21, 2017) that the popular lightweight would be returning to the Octagon to face Thibault Gouti at February 18’s UFC Fight Night 123 from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.

The bout will be Northcutt’s second UFC contest in his home state of Texas.

Northcutt debuted in the UFC as one of its most hyped prospects ever after being discovered by UFC president Dana White on his “Looking For A Fight” series, railing off two straight stoppage victories over what many deemed to be subpar competition in Cody Pfister and Francisco Trevino. He then lost two of his next three bouts by submission to Bryan Barberena and Mickey Gall at welterweight, and many were quick to say that Northcutt was simply promoted for his marketable good looks and Adonis physique.

But “Super Sage” returned to lightweight, the weight class he’s had the most success at, and recently picked up a decision victory over Michel Quinones at November’s UFC Fight Night 120, improving his overall UFC record to 4-2.

Only 21 years old, Northcutt obviously has a ton of time to rise up in the deeply talented and crowded UFC lightweight division, and he’ll face a true test of his current level when he meets the 30-year-old Frenchman Gouti, who secured a TKO win over Andrew Holbrook in his last bout at UFC Fight Night 115 in September. The win ended a three-fight skid where he lost by finish in all of his UFC bouts. He came to the UFC in 2016 with a then-undefeated 11-0 record.

Gouti is a hard-nosed veteran for certain, but he has been dominated in the Octagon overall, so this could be another bout where the UFC is setting Northcutt up to pick up another win to pad his record. It won’t be an easy fight by any means, but Northcutt has yet to take on a true top-level opponent in just over two years in the world’s largest MMA promotion.

The UFC is looking to make a star out of him in an era where they desperately need them, so this could be yet another launching platform for the hyped “Super Sage” in Texas next February.

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Sage Northcutt’s UFC Return Confirmed

Touted prospect Sage Northcutt’s next UFC bout is official. News came from ESPN.com today (Thurs., December 21, 2017) that the popular lightweight would be returning to the Octagon to face Thibault Gouti at February 18’s UFC Fight Night 123 from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. The bout will be Northcutt’s second UFC contest […]

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Touted prospect Sage Northcutt’s next UFC bout is official.

News came from ESPN.com today (Thurs., December 21, 2017) that the popular lightweight would be returning to the Octagon to face Thibault Gouti at February 18’s UFC Fight Night 123 from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.

The bout will be Northcutt’s second UFC contest in his home state of Texas.

Northcutt debuted in the UFC as one of its most hyped prospects ever after being discovered by UFC president Dana White on his “Looking For A Fight” series, railing off two straight stoppage victories over what many deemed to be subpar competition in Cody Pfister and Francisco Trevino. He then lost two of his next three bouts by submission to Bryan Barberena and Mickey Gall at welterweight, and many were quick to say that Northcutt was simply promoted for his marketable good looks and Adonis physique.

But “Super Sage” returned to lightweight, the weight class he’s had the most success at, and recently picked up a decision victory over Michel Quinones at November’s UFC Fight Night 120, improving his overall UFC record to 4-2.

Only 21 years old, Northcutt obviously has a ton of time to rise up in the deeply talented and crowded UFC lightweight division, and he’ll face a true test of his current level when he meets the 30-year-old Frenchman Gouti, who secured a TKO win over Andrew Holbrook in his last bout at UFC Fight Night 115 in September. The win ended a three-fight skid where he lost by finish in all of his UFC bouts. He came to the UFC in 2016 with a then-undefeated 11-0 record.

Gouti is a hard-nosed veteran for certain, but he has been dominated in the Octagon overall, so this could be another bout where the UFC is setting Northcutt up to pick up another win to pad his record. It won’t be an easy fight by any means, but Northcutt has yet to take on a true top-level opponent in just over two years in the world’s largest MMA promotion.

The UFC is looking to make a star out of him in an era where they desperately need them, so this could be yet another launching platform for the hyped “Super Sage” in Texas next February.

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