1. UFC brings in complete unknown Paige VanZant.
2. PVZ becomes a big fan favorite/star.
3. UFC tries to replicate PVZ's success by scouting new talent.
4. UFC signs Sage Northcutt hoping he might blossom into PVZ 2.0.
5. Northcutt is young, athletic and has blonde hair like PVZ. What more do you need?
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For those who don't know who he is ^ Sage Northcutt will make his debut at UFC 192 against Francisco Trevino.
Some are criticizing the UFC for promoting Northcutt possibly more than they promote veterans of the sport like Mousasi. I wouldn't be surprised if this topic comes up at some point, so here's a thread for it.
The problem with the 'Mousasi doesn't get promoted like this' logic is... Mousasi has been around for years and was promoted on entry to the UFC and then didn't really do anything. What are they meant to do, continue to hype up a fighter who can't string a run of wins together against anyone good?
The next generation is always more exciting than the current crop - especially the guys who've been around for a long time. We saw it with McGregor - everyone loved watching someone storm their way to the top. The fighter doesn't have to be good looking, I think Northcutt's athleticism and martial arts experience is enough to hype him up. He looks pretty exciting in the cage so why not? Hyping up Mousasi instead would be a big fat waste of time and money.
Not me. Never heard of this dude before you introduced him. Thanks for that, btw. Guy got my interest instantly, not for his looks, of course, his mom and his sister (if that was his sister in the picture) did, though. :thumbsup:
Again, I am not trying to pass to the other side of my usual criticism. Everybody should be considered clean until proved otherwise, this kid is no different in my eyes. That was only about ...stirring.
The highlights they showed on that Dana White: Looking for a Fight show were pretty impressive. Even if his opponents haven't really had a ton of wins he showed great Karate, takes downs, top control and freak athleticism. I think he def has a chance at anyone not in the top 10 for sure. Good prospect.
What is crazy is that he's just 19 years old. I'd say he's the future of UFC and will be top7 in LW. He looked real good. And this was his debut fight....
I was skeptical before the fight tbh, I read about him on some sherdog threads (yeah I accidentally went there to check some fight records
) and basically he looked like some overrated metrosexual justin beiber type maybe taking roids and beating up complete tomato cans, getting attention for his looks and the fact that he was playing grown up model as a kid.
But man he was quick, aggressive and very well balanced. He used his Karate well, a bit like Machida with the side kicks and something like Conor with the hook kicks. Very good instincts with the smooth switch to double leg when the guy was covering up. And the post fight celebration looked like something out of the Matrix.
Very interesting new addition, bright future, look forward to his next fights.
Good comparisson actually. You usually get those blitz's two ways. You can be like Chuck Vs Tito and do them a bit slower, picking your shot and hitting hard, or you can throw loads but because of the frequency almost all of them have no power. Like that early Vitor one, Sage was throwing bombs. The little elbow he switched in there was beautiful too. Very hard to switch between the punches and elbows like that. Quite a traditional practise. Bit of Wing Chun style or Pencat Silat.
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