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Morning Report: Sage Northcutt takes opponent's steroid accusations as 'a major compliment'

Those of us with Adonis-like physiques are used to tuning out the noise.

UFC lightweight Sage Northcutt hasn't been around long, but he's already drawing heat from the critics.

He's fighting one of them Thursday when he takes on Cody Pfister, a man raising questions about the 19-year-old's athletic build.

"From what I've heard [Northcutt's] been drug tested like four [three] times, I think that says something," Pfister told Bloody Elbow. "He's f***ing jacked, I'm sure he's juicing, but who knows. I might be wrong on that and he's just naturally gifted, but it doesn't matter.