Bloody Elbow · Sep 5, 2018
Free agent Sage Northcutt exploring options but expects UFC will make acceptable offer
“Super” Sage Northcutt has been making waves since he was first discovered on Dana White’s Lookin’ for a Fight nearly four years ago. The 22-year-old welterweight (sometimes lightweight) golden boy alternates between receiving fan adulation and praise to hardcore criticism over his purses, which were last publicly disclosed as $60K/$60K in November 2017, following UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis. That number may not seem like much, but there are plenty of fighters on the UFC roster that don’t make those figures, including the new flyweight champion, Henry Cejudo, who somehow agreed to take a pay cut in his bout against Demetrious Johnson ($100K flat purse; no win bonus).