Texas’ Sage Northcutt walked into “UFC 192” with a major following despite never stepping foot in the octagon beforehand. One of Northcutt’s most recent fights with Legacy Fighting Championship went viral and the nineteen year old’s hype train took a life of its own from there.
Despite getting an overwhelming reactions from fans online and in person in Houston, Texas at UFC 192, Northcutt’s focus remained on his task at hand: Francisco Trevino. Northcutt didn’t even need a minute to finish Trevino, displaying his kickboxing and grappling skills in the quick stoppage. Afterwards, he displayed amazing athleticism with a gravity-defying front flip.
This kid is going places, and everybody in the UFC knows it. Check out their reactions to Northcutt’s quick win below!
If Paige VanZant and Sage Northcutt come across each other on tinder…
We could end up with the golden couple of MMA.
#SwipeRight
— Cathal Pendred (@Pendred) October 3, 2015
Looks like Ken doll is up next on @UFCFightPass
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) October 3, 2015
Umm wow!
— Randa Markos (@randamma) October 3, 2015
Well that didn't take long! But really? Side kick against the insane karate fighter that was a mistake
— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) October 3, 2015
"Fight pass and chill?" pic.twitter.com/O3cJhXsM6W
— Cathal Pendred (@Pendred) October 3, 2015
@sagenorthcutt is a super athlete for real for real
— Anthony Johnson (@Anthony_Rumble) October 3, 2015
Sage just did some video game-like flip-mctwist, and looked like he didn't even have to try. Practicing that mañana! #UFC192
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) October 3, 2015
1st round TKO @ufc @UFC @UFCFightPass @danawhite pic.twitter.com/NPbTGIyB4l
— Sage Northcutt (@sagenorthcutt) October 4, 2015
Urijah Faber: Wow! This kids is a star. @supersagenorthcutt @ufc
Dana White: Amazing debut by @supersagenorthcutt @ufc
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