“In my day”, the announcement of a non-UFC fight was big news. After all, the UFC wasn’t the only game in town. Some of the sport’s biggest stars began outside the UFC: CroCop, Fedor, Shogun, Rampage, etc. The announcement of a non-UFC fight is now just big news to fight nerds like myself. But that doesn’t matter because today we’re getting a doozy.
According to ONE officials speaking with Ariel Helwani, we’re getting former(ish) blue chip prospect Sage Northcutt vs. former legend Shinya Aoki in April.
Sage Northcutt will face Japanese MMA legend Shinya Aoki at ONE on TNT IV on April 28, ONE officials told @arielhelwani.