UFC and Sage Northcutt to go Separate Ways

AUSTIN, TX - FEBRUARY 18: Sage Northcutt has his hands wrapped before fighting Thibault Gouti during the UFC Fight Night event at Frank Erwin Center on February 18, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)As cuts continue to rain down from the offices of the UFC, one fighter shockingly squeaked through to free agency. The young and “marketable” Sage Northcutt will not re-sign with the UFC. For at least the immediate future.

UFC president Dana White cleared the air on the status of Northcutt’s employment Monday during an episode of UFC Unfiltered (The official podcast of the promotion). While making an appearance on the episode, White stated that…