“It’s Just the Beginning of Something Great” – Sage Northcutt Is All Game for ONE Championship’s On-Ground U.S. Debut

American MMA phenom “Super” Sage Northcutt is ready to begin his climb to a ONE World Title, and he’s pumped to do that in front of a raucous American crowd on May 5. At ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes III – the organization’s first-ever show on U.S. soil – the 27-year-old will return to action after four years away to take on surging Pakistani star Ahmed “Wolverine” Mujtaba in an intriguing lightweight MMA contest. 

Always the entertainer, Northcutt can’t wait to put on a show for the fans in attendance at 1stBank Center in Colorado and the millions watching around the world.

Sage Northcutt was excited to get a place in a big event like ONE Fight Night 10

He recognizes that the blockbuster fight card, topped by a massive ONE Flyweight World Title trilogy fight, represents a turning point for the Singapore-based organization as it expands into North America.

 The Team Alpha Male product said, “I think it’s great. ONE Championship comes to the U.S., May 5th, 1stBank Center [in Colorado]. On top of that, it’s on Amazon Prime Video, so you’ve got a huge amount of people watching, which is incredible. But I think it’s just the beginning of something great.”

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 The stacked bill is not only a momentous occasion for the organization; it’s also an opportunity for “Super” to get back to his winning ways and remind fans what makes him so special. The highly-touted multiple-time Karate World Champion debuted in the Circle back in 2019, suffering a devastating knockout loss to veteran striker Cosmo “Good Boy” Alexandre.

Sage Northcutt will be eyeing to erase the memories of his past defeat

“Super” will now battle the hard-charging Mujtaba, who has scored back-to-back first-round finishes in his last two outings. For Northcutt, it’s a chance to erase the memories of his disappointing promotional debut and start again his journey to divisional gold, all in front of a sold-out American crowd.

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Additionally, he hopes that ONE Fight Night 10 will be the first of many more action-packed cards in the United States. He added, “First fight in Denver, Colorado. It’s gonna be super fun, super exciting, super exciting for the fans to watch the whole fight card. I think it’s going to be awesome and I’m looking forward to ONE Championship coming to America a whole lot more too.”