Northcut impresses in the cage and with his flips
Sage Northcutt had a lot of hype heading into his UFC debut at UFC 192. Northcutt, only nineteen years old and five fights into his career, didn’t disappoint.
Sage Northcutt had a lot of hype heading into his UFC debut at UFC 192. Northcutt, only nineteen years old and five fights into his career, didn’t disappoint:
The teenager wasted no time going after his opponent, Francisco Trevino, as he trapped the veteran fighter against the cage and started unloading a huge flurry of punches.
Trevino had no answer except to try to weather the storm, but Northcutt continued his onslaught by scooping up his opponent for a takedown and dumping him on the mat.
The Texan followed up with a lightning-fast series of elbows and punches while Trevino turtled up on the canvas with nowhere to go.
A few moments later, referee Herb Dean saw enough and called a stop to the fight 57 seconds into the first round. Trevino popped up from the canvas and complained about the stoppage, but the replay was clear that he was eating a lot of shots and not doing much to defend himself.
Not only was Northcutt impressive with his fighting, but he showed off some amazing athleticism with a back flip and even a front flip that the Underground can’t quite figure out how he did. Check it out:
