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UFC lightweight 'Phenom' puts Sage Northcutt on blast, wants to crumble 'rich, privileged white boy'

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight newcomer Sage Northcutt is the toast of the mixed martial arts (MMA) town.

But not everyone is impressed.

That includes veteran lightweight Kevin Lee, perhaps better known to combat sports fans as "The Motown Phenom." And if the 23-year-old dynamo has any say in the promotion's matchmaking, he'll end Northcutt's UFC career just as quickly as it started.

"I think Sage shuts down after the first round. I think as soon I get in there, hit him a couple of times, he shuts down. I don't think this kid has ever been through anything.