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Khabib Defends Sage Northcutt, Fires Back At ‘Bum’ Tony Ferguson

19-year-old phenom “Super” Sage Northcutt has received a huge backing from the UFC since his debut just a few months back at UFC 192 in October, with the promotion obviously sensing a massive amount of potential in him. After running through Francisco Trevino in just 57 seconds, Northcutt scored a second round submission over Cody

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19-year-old phenom “Super” Sage Northcutt has received a huge backing from the UFC since his debut just a few months back at UFC 192 in October, with the promotion obviously sensing a massive amount of potential in him.

After running through Francisco Trevino in just 57 seconds, Northcutt scored a second round submission over Cody Pfister at December 10’s UFC Fight Night 80 from Las Vegas.

After scoring two straight victories, “Super” Sage was ready for his third bout last night (January 30, 2016), as he took on late replacement Bryan Barberena on the main card of UFC on FOX 18.

Northcutt finally hit a road block, however, suffering a second round submission loss. In the aftermath of the setback, the Texas native has received quite a bit of criticism, even from some fellow fighters.

Surging lightweight contender Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson took to his official twitter account to take a shot at a downed Northcutt:

While some took the chance to pepper “Super” Sage, others were there to defend him, specifically No. 2-ranked 155 pounder Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov, who just so happens to be scheduled to meet Ferguson at April’s UFC on FOX 19.

Nurmagomedov fired back at “El Cucuy”, calling him a “jealous bum”:

In the end, Ferguson would drop one more insult towards “The Eagle” and his notorious injury issues:

While Northcutt obviously has some holes to fill, he still has a long future ahead of him in the sport of mixed martial arts.

Do you see the young star bouncing back from the loss?

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UFC Fighters React To Sage Northcutt’s Loss: ‘He Tapped Like A Little B****’

Heavily hyped UFC prospect Sage Northcutt suffered his first loss at last night’s (Saturday, January 30, 2015) UFC on FOX 18 from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, tapping out to a Bryan Barberena arm triangle choke that many felt just wasn’t that tight. And while the flashy, good-looking, and marketable Northcutt’s fans have rushed

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Heavily hyped UFC prospect Sage Northcutt suffered his first loss at last night’s (Saturday, January 30, 2015) UFC on FOX 18 from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, tapping out to a Bryan Barberena arm triangle choke that many felt just wasn’t that tight.

And while the flashy, good-looking, and marketable Northcutt’s fans have rushed to defend the up-and-coming young fighter, his fellow MMA fighters haven’t been so kind. After receiving a large amount of heat for making way more money than the average UFC competitor, it seems as if fighters rejoiced in ‘Super Sage’s’ first loss.

Hop to the next page to find out their brutal reactions to the odd tapout….

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Five Biggest Takeaways From UFC on FOX 18

Despite what many pundits considered a lackadaisical fight card, UFC on FOX 18 delivered on more than one occasion this past Saturday. Headlined by yet another brutal first-round knockout by Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, the nationally televised event also shed light on the expanding heavyweight title picture and the inexperience of one of the sports quickest

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Despite what many pundits considered a lackadaisical fight card, UFC on FOX 18 delivered on more than one occasion this past Saturday.

Headlined by yet another brutal first-round knockout by Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, the nationally televised event also shed light on the expanding heavyweight title picture and the inexperience of one of the sports quickest rising prospects.

The four-fight main card didn’t offer fans too much to talk about compared to other high-profile events, but the action was memorable to say at least. Especially when you consider the divisional implications and glaring answers that each bout possessed.

Here are five key takeaways from UFC on FOX 18 as the winners and losers dig deep into 2016.

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Conor McGregor: The Last of The UFC Hype Trains

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is just as much based on business, marketing, and promotion, as it is on actual fighting inside of the Octagon. With that being said, we often see certain fighters receive huge promotional pushes from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) simply because they possess the looks, the charisma, or the media power

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Mixed martial arts (MMA) is just as much based on business, marketing, and promotion, as it is on actual fighting inside of the Octagon.

With that being said, we often see certain fighters receive huge promotional pushes from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) simply because they possess the looks, the charisma, or the media power in order to become a mega star.

However, these fighters don’t always have what it takes to succeed in the cage, or in other words, live up to the massive hype that has been placed on them.

Of course we have seen tremendously promoted combatants rise through the ranks, and demolish competition on their way to the superstardom the UFC had paved for them.

In just the last few years, we have seen many young up and coming fighters pushed by the UFC, noting four in particular.

The interesting part here, however, is that only one remains on top, at least for now.

Let’s take a closer look:

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UFC on FOX 18 Results: Bryan Barberena Finishes Sage Northcutt

Kicking off the UFC on FOX 18 main card from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey was a welterweight clash between Bryan Barberena and Sage Northcutt. It’s Sage’s 170-pound debut, and he looks even more freakishly huge than usual. Interesting take on the first fight of the evening’s main card, as the hype seems

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Kicking off the UFC on FOX 18 main card from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey was a welterweight clash between Bryan Barberena and Sage Northcutt. It’s Sage’s 170-pound debut, and he looks even more freakishly huge than usual. Interesting take on the first fight of the evening’s main card, as the hype seems a little toned down, maybe it’s just me.

Round 1: After some feeling out Sage shoots for the takedown but gets stuffed, they take the centre of the octagon and trade kicks, Northcutt wings a kick, hits air, but he drops Barberena with a nice straight right. They clinch again, BB in charge against the fence, but Sage lands a deep double and takes the back but Barberena escapes. More clinching and Sage lands two punches on the break. He drops BB as he rushes in, but he’s not that hurt. Barberena cut on the forehead.

‘Bam Bam’ getting controlled now in the head fighting, nice knee to the gut by Northcutt. Takedown stuffed and now one scored by Barberena. Sage on his back but he kicks out and they trade. Sage rocked with a very nice right hand to the eye, and they swing for the fences. Close round, with the takedown it’s anyone’s.

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Round 2: Sage moving on his toes, Joe Rogan says he noticed Northcutt looks a little tired, Sage misses a kick and ‘Bam Bam’ takes him down. Nice GnP from Barberena, elbows to the head and Northcutt throws up his guard but just keeps eating elbows. BB to half guard, nearly in side control here, this is not where Sage wants to be.

Big elbow hurts Northcutt now as he’s been down for a while, another stern elbow to the chops and Sage looks a little lost here. BB goes for the arm triangle, and it’s over! Northcutt taps to Barberena who took the fight on just weeks notice!

WOW! First round submission fr Bryan Barberena!

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Betting Odds For UFC On FOX 18: Sage Northcutt Biggest Favorite

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UFC on Fox 18: Johnson vs. Bader takes place tonight at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The final betting odds for the event have been released, and newcoming Sage Northcutt is the biggest be…

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UFC on Fox 18: Johnson vs. Bader takes place tonight at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The final betting odds for the event have been released, and newcoming Sage Northcutt is the biggest betting favorite. Here’s the full list of betting odds for the event:

Main Card
– Anthony Johnson (-300) vs. Ryan Bader (+250)
– Ben Rothwell (+120) vs. Josh Barnett (-140)
– Iuri Alcantara (+150) vs. Jimmie Rivera (-170)
– Sage Northcutt (-320) vs. Bryan Barberena (+260)

Preliminary Bouts
– Jake Ellenberger (+215) vs. Tarec Saffiedine (-255)
– Diego Ferreira (+250) vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier (-300)
– Kevin Casey (+150) vs. Rafael Natal (-170)
– Dustin Ortiz (-230) vs. Wilson Reis(+190)
– Alexander Yakovlev (120) vs. George Sullivan (+100)
– Alex Caceres (-300) vs. Masio Fullen (+250)
– Damon Jackson (+255) vs. Levan Makashvili (-310)
– Felipe Olivieri (+160) vs. Tony Martin (-185)
– Matt Dwyer (+135) vs. Randy Brown (-155)