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Sage Northcutt vs. Mickey Gall Official For December

After some slight complications, the rumored battle between promising young prospects Sage Northcutt and Mickey Gall is official. News arrived from ESPN today that Northcutt will face Gall at December 17’s UFC on FOX 22 from Sacramento, California; news that was soon confirmed by the promotion online. The potential bout quickly became a hot topic

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After some slight complications, the rumored battle between promising young prospects Sage Northcutt and Mickey Gall is official.

News arrived from ESPN today that Northcutt will face Gall at December 17’s UFC on FOX 22 from Sacramento, California; news that was soon confirmed by the promotion online.

The potential bout quickly became a hot topic in the UFC after Gall immediately called out Northcutt by calling him “corny” in his post-fight interview after he battered and submitted former WWE champion CM Punk at September 10’s UFC 203 from Cleveland. Northcutt was quick to accept on social media, but the bout had to be pushed back from a potential UFC 205 slot when Northcutt’s father revealed his son had a staph infection.

The win was 25-year-old Gall’s second stoppage in the UFC, but he’s faced highly inexperienced competition as of right now. Beating CM Punk obviously pushed his scope of recognition far more than years of grinding the regional circuits would have, so like Gall also said at UFC 203, now is the time when his real journey begins.

He’ll face no small task in Northcutt, who, while also being accused of facing less-than-stellar competition in his highly hyped run in the UFC, has still gone 3-1 against UFC-caliber competition since his Octagon debut last year. He most recently outlasted TUF: Latin America competitor Enrique Marin at July 9’s UFC 200, and his lone UFC loss remains at the hands of the underrated Bryan Barberena.

Both Northcutt and Gall, interestingly enough, were recruited to the UFC on Dana White’s “Lookin’ For A Fight” show. After submitting both Punk and Mike Jackson in his only two fights in the Octagon, Gall’s jiu-jitsu could pose problems for the more striking-focused Northcutt, as his only loss came to an arm-triangle choke many felt wasn’t even fully locked in.

UFC on FOX 22 still awaits a headliner and the rest of its card. The event will take place from the new Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

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Mickey Gall Challenges Sage Northcutt To “Loser Shaves Their Head” Fight

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Mickey Gall wants Sage Northcutt inside the Octagon.

After his win over CM Punk at UFC 203, Gall called out Northcutt. While he later stated that his initial “comments” were just his wa…

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Mickey Gall wants Sage Northcutt inside the Octagon.

After his win over CM Punk at UFC 203, Gall called out Northcutt. While he later stated that his initial “comments” were just his way of firing up the pot, it appears now that he is ready to trade insults with Northcutt.

Nothing like throwing a little “WWE” into your UFC fight after beating a former pro wrestling superstar.

Report: Sage Northcutt Unable To Fight Mickey Gall At UFC 205

24-year-old Mickey Gall picked up the third victory of his professional mixed martial arts career at last weekend’s (September 10, 2016) UFC 203 by destroying former professional wrestler CM Punk in the very first round of their main card bout. During his post-fight interview with color commentator Joe Rogan, Gall said that he was interested

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24-year-old Mickey Gall picked up the third victory of his professional mixed martial arts career at last weekend’s (September 10, 2016) UFC 203 by destroying former professional wrestler CM Punk in the very first round of their main card bout. During his post-fight interview with color commentator Joe Rogan, Gall said that he was interested in fighting ‘killers’ from now on, specifically calling out fellow young gun “Super” Sage Northcutt for a clash at November 12’s UFC 205 from Madison Square Garden in New York.

UFC President Dana White was quick to comment on the idea, saying that Northcutt’s team was also interested in the fight and that the UFC would make it happen, although that doesn’t seem to be the case as of now.

According to Jonathan Shrager, who recently spoke with Northcutt’s father, Mark, “Super Sage” was never approached regarding the potential scrap and he’s also currently dealing with a staph infection and will be unable to compete at UFC 205:

Northcutt is coming off of a decision victory over Enrique Martin at July 9’s UFC 200, a win that extended his UFC record to 3-1. Prior to that, he had suffered a disappointing loss to Bryan Barberena last January. “Super Sage” has competed both at lightweight and welterweight, but as his father said, he’d be willing to meet Gall at 170-pounds when the time is right.

The bout certainly makes sense given the stage each fighter is at, but obviously Northcutt will need to return to full health before the two could sign on the dotted line.

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Video: Dana White Talks Mickey Gall vs. Sage Northcutt, Heavyweight Division

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In addition to the web-exclusive backstage interview that FOX Sports 1’s Megan Olivi conducted with Dana White after the event, she also caught up with the UFC President for the UFC 203 Post-Fight Show on FS1.

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In addition to the web-exclusive backstage interview that FOX Sports 1’s Megan Olivi conducted with Dana White after the event, she also caught up with the UFC President for the UFC 203 Post-Fight Show on FS1.

During the interview, which you can watch above, White touched on such topics as Mickey Gall’s call-out of fellow “Dana White: Lookin’ For A Fight” recruit “Super” Sage Northcutt, the state of the UFC’s Heavyweight division following Stipe Miocic’s knockout of Alistair Overeem and more.

For Megan Olivi’s other backstage interview with UFC President Dana White following UFC 203 on Saturday night, click here.

Dana Says Sage Northcutt vs. Mickey Gall Could Be On

Just moments after spoiling the mixed martial arts debut of former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) champion CM Punk at UFC 203 yesterday (September 10, 2016), Mickey Gall took yet another opportunity with the mic in his hands to call out a fellow fighter to throw down with. Gall called out fellow Looking For A Fight alumni

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Just moments after spoiling the mixed martial arts debut of former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) champion CM Punk at UFC 203 yesterday (September 10, 2016), Mickey Gall took yet another opportunity with the mic in his hands to call out a fellow fighter to throw down with.

Gall called out fellow Looking For A Fight alumni ‘Super’ Sage Northcutt to a scrap at the UFC’s upcoming mega-show from Madison Square Garden in November for UFC 205.

That fight seemed to spark interest amongst the MMA fan-base, and apparently Sage’s team as well.

UFC President Dana White spoke to Megan Olivi shortly after the pay-per-view (PPV) event and revealed that the 20-year-old’s camp is also interested in throwing down with Gall:

“After he called him out Sage’s team hit me up, and they want the fight so we’ll make it happen. “

Northcutt (8-1) is coming off of a unanimous decision win over Enrique Marin at UFC 200 this past July, and is a young up-and-coming prospect who is competing in both the UFC’s 155 and 170-pound divisions.

The young Katy, Texas Native suffered his first professional MMA career loss under the UFC’s banner when he was submitted by Bryan Barberena in the second round of their contest back in January via arm-triangle choke.

Northcutt has since bounced back with a win over Marin, and a bout with Gall is certainly going to be a crucial test for both young men going forward in their professional combat careers.

You can check out the video in which White reveals the possibility of Gall vs. Northcutt here:

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The 10 Most Amazing Moments From UFC 200’s Stars

The biggest fight week in MMA history is finally upon us. Between UFC Fight Night 90, The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 finale, and UFC 200, it is the most jam-packed weekend of fisticuffs we have ever seen. Kicking off with a UFC Fight Pass-only card headlined by a title fight on Thursday, the action continues on

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The biggest fight week in MMA history is finally upon us.

Between UFC Fight Night 90, The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 finale, and UFC 200, it is the most jam-packed weekend of fisticuffs we have ever seen. Kicking off with a UFC Fight Pass-only card headlined by a title fight on Thursday, the action continues on Friday with a card on free TV headlined by a vicious title rematch, and finally comes to a head with the most stacked event ever in UFC 200.

To celebrate and prepare for the landmark event, this list looks back at the best moments in the careers of UFC 200’s biggest stars. With three title fights, three TUF champions, nine current or former UFC champions, two former Strikeforce champions, and a former Pride champion, there is no shortage of huge names on this lineup. And that is without even mentioning super athlete “Super” Sage Northcutt and bonus king Joe Lauzon.

Read on for the top ten moments in the careers of the biggest names on the biggest fight night of all time.

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