Sage Northcutt (March 1, 1996) is an American professional mixed martial artist who is currently competing in the Welterweight division and is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League. He has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and ONE Championship.
Background
Northcutt has been training MMA since the age of 4 and competed all over the world from a young age. His father, Mark, is a black belt in shuri-ryū karate, and his older sister, Colbey, is an amateur kickboxing champion and a professional mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship. 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 two 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. In high school Northcutt trained and competed in wrestling, and also trained with Texas A&M university’s NCWA wrestling club before dropping out to pursue his mixed martial arts career.