Sage Northcutt passed his first UFC test with flying colors. The 19-year-old karate phenom smashed through Francisco Trevino in just 57 seconds at UFC 192 on Saturday night, backing up the hype with a highlight-reel performance in front of his hometown fans in Houston, TX.
"He looked unbelievable," UFC President Dana White said on FOX Sports 1. "I love that Trevino was saying, ‘I'm going to smash this hype train.' [Trevino was] 12-1, and Sage looked unbelievable tonight. The crowd went crazy. It was a really fun fight."
Northcutt received a surge of attention in the lead-up to his UFC debut, and ultimately that attention proved to be justified.