Sage Northcutt might be the most positive, upbeat person in all of mixed martial arts but even he had a hard time finding the silver lining in his ONE Championship debut back in 2019.
After signing with the Asian-based promotion following the conclusion of his UFC contract, Northcutt suffered a brutal knockout loss to former kickboxer Cosmo Alexandre, which resulted in numerous facial fractures that kept him sidelined for months.
A long recovery coupled with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic forced Northcutt to bide his time to book his return but he’ll finally get back in the cage on April 28 for a showdown against former ONE lightweight champion Shinya Aoki.