After a disappointing run with ONE Championship that saw him out an extended stretch due to injury and COVID, “Super” Sage Northcutt left the promotion earlier this year.
Now, the former UFC star has a new home. As first reported by MMA Junkie, Northcutt (12-3) has inked a deal with the PFL.
Terms of the contract have not been released. Northcutt is expected to compete as a welterweight (as he had initially in ONE Championship, though under their modified weight rules, that saw him fighting as high as 185lbs).
Northcutt made a splash in the UFC, signing with the company as a teenager and amassing a 6-2 record. He parted ways with the promotion following a 2018 win over Zak Ottow, testing the free agency waters and settling on a deal with ONE Championship.
That did not go well. In his 2019 ONE debut against Cosmo Alexandre, he suffered multiple facial fractures, requiring surgery and an extended layoff. He would not compete again until 2023, returning at ONE Fight Night 10 to submit Ahmed Mujtaba in Colorado. That fight also saw him move back down in weight.
Northcutt has not fought since. Earlier this year, he requested and was granted his release from ONE Championship. His name also turned up in the UFC Antitrust settlement, as one of numerous former UFC fighters urging a judge to accept the deal.
“As a professional fighter, I have only had one fight in the last five plus years and have not earned a steady income. Receiving settlement funds now would truly be life-changing money for me and for other members of the class,” wrote Northcutt. “It would put me on firmer financial footing and allow me to purchase a home near my training camp in Northern California.”
No debut date under the PFL banner has been set for Sage Northcutt. The promotion has yet to officially announce his signing.
