“It’s Like a Fight Every Day” – Sage Northcutt Reveals How His Peers at Team Alpha Male Leveled Him Up Ahead of Return

Four years away from competition is a long time, but “Super” Sage Northcutt has used that time to recover and add new tools within his arsenal ahead of his sophomore outing inside the ONE Circle. The American superstar returns against Pakistan’s Ahmed “Wolverine” Mujtaba at ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes III on Prime Video on Friday, May 5 – the organization’s first-ever event on American soil.

After suffering a devastating knockout loss in his promotional debut, the Team Alpha Male athlete is raring to go and show the world why there was plenty of hype surrounding his arrival at the Singapore-based promotion.

Sage Northcutt went through a gruesome healing process after his previous defeat

“I feel like I’ve improved in a lot of different areas. I’m looking forward to showing it,” the 26-year-old offered. But overcoming the manner of the defeat to Cosmo “Good Boy” Alexandre wasn’t an easy one. 

Physically, he underwent a nine-hour surgery to fix multiple facial fractures from the match-winning knockout. From a mental perspective, he had to get his mindset battle-ready. Thankfully, he had his teammates at Team Alpha Male to assist him throughout the process.

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In fact, it has been one of the key components of his comeback. Under the tutelage of former MMA World Champion Urijah Faber, experienced coaches, and a set of like-minded individuals, Northcutt has thrived at the Sacramento-based outfit since late 2017.

Northcutt is training hard as if every day is fight day

“I’m with a great team, great coaches. Urijah Faber and all the coaches at Team Alpha Male are awesome, so I’m just improving everything,” he shared. “Super” knows his meeting against Mujtaba is a critical one, a chance to reintroduce himself to the global fanbase, a way to redeem himself after the forgettable debut, and an opportunity to craft a path toward an MMA World Title.

For that reason, he is pushing himself to the limit every day at Team Alpha Male. “All I can say is I’m surrounded with an incredible team at Team Alpha Male, some of the best fighters around. It’s great in all aspects – great wrestlers, great grapplers, great strikers, along with great coaches,” Northcutt said.

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“I’m stepping into the gym every single day. It’s like a fight every day.”