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Sage Northcutt says he is recovered from MRSA infection, out of hospital

MRSA is no match for Super Sage.

Sage Northcutt announced Thursday on Twitter that he is healthy now and out of the hospital. Over the weekend, he had asked for prayers, because he was battling a MRSA infection and had been hospitalized.

Thanks everyone for the Prayers u271d I'm back from the Hospital and I'll be training in a week for UFC 200! pic.twitter.com/2zi7IlCUaC

MRSA is a form of staph bacteria that is not treatable by typical ways to get rid of staph infection. It usually manifests itself as a skin boil.