At UFC 192 Sage Northcutt impressed in a lightweight bout against Francisco Trevino on the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card. Kenny Florian praised Northcutt during the most recent episode of his podcast.
“Talk about potential. Talk about dollar signs. This kid could be [former UFC welterweight champion] Georges St-Pierre times 10,” said Florian. “When you look at his look and the way that he fights. The explosiveness. This kid, I think he got to the state championships after only a year of wrestling in high school. He was wrestling at Texas A&M after only a couple years of wrestling. He started wrestling very late. This kid is an athlete through and through. Just look at that flip. Let’s say fighting doesn’t work out, he could be a movie star. He could be a Jean-Claude Van Damme. Maybe do it at the same time. I creeped on his Instagram after seeing that flip, just kind of going back in his history and he’s like 17 years old running up a grass hill with three tires tied to him. It’s unbelievable what kind of maturity and approach that he has to this game. His father must have been a disciplinarian. Everything this guy does he does it 100 percent. Whether it’s wrestling or being a karate world champion. His sister is a karate champion. It’s in their blood. This is what they do, and now we’re getting these truly elite, world-class athletes in the sport. It really is exciting.”
