Sage Northcutt Credit score: ONE Championship
After a disappointing run with ONE Championship that noticed him out an prolonged stretch as a result of harm and COVID, “Super” Sage Northcutt left the promotion earlier this yr.
Now, the previous UFC star has a brand new house. As first reported by MMA Junkie, Northcutt (12-3) has inked a cope with the PFL.
Phrases of the contract haven’t been launched. Northcutt is anticipated to compete as a welterweight (as he had initially in ONE Championship, although underneath their modified weight guidelines, that noticed him preventing as excessive as 185lbs).
Northcutt made a splash within the UFC, signing with the corporate as a teen and amassing a 6-2 document. He parted methods with the promotion following a 2018 win over Zak Ottow, testing the free company waters and deciding on a cope with ONE Championship.
That didn’t go properly. In his 2019 ONE debut in opposition to Cosmo Alexandre, he suffered a number of facial fractures, requiring surgical procedure and an prolonged layoff. He wouldn’t compete once more till 2023, returning at ONE Combat Night time 10 to submit Ahmed Mujtaba in Colorado. That combat additionally noticed him transfer again down in weight.
Northcutt has not fought since. Earlier this yr, he requested and was granted his launch from ONE Championship. His title additionally turned up within the UFC Antitrust settlement, as certainly one of quite a few former UFC fighters urging a decide to simply accept the deal.
“As a professional fighter, I have only had one fight in the last five plus years and have not earned a steady income. Receiving settlement funds now would truly be life-changing money for me and for other members of the class,” wrote Northcutt. “It would put me on firmer financial footing and allow me to purchase a home near my training camp in Northern California.”
No debut date underneath the PFL banner has been set for Sage Northcutt. The promotion has but to formally announce his signing.
