Sage Monroe Northcutt (born March 1, 1996) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the lightweight and welterweight divisions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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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.
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Mixed martial arts career
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 second pro 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 is expected to face Claudio Puelles in a lightweight bout on July 29, 2017 at UFC 214.
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.
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