It's tough out there for a 19-year-old fighter.
Sage Northcutt suffered the first loss of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career this past weekend (Sat., Jan. 30, 2016) against Bryan Barberena at UFC on FOX 18 in Newark, New Jersey (video). Soon thereafter, all the critics were quick to hop on Twitter to discount his not-so-"Super" performance.
Which is confusing in itself, as the young star seems to be the poster boy for politeness, always greeting his elders with "sir" or "mister" in interviews.
Nevertheless, Sage stopped by The MMA Hour to talk about his disappointing loss and revealed that he was riddled with sickness in the weeks and days leading up to his fight.