LAS VEGAS - Jon Jones was 23 years old when he melted Mauricio "Shogun" Rua under a hailstorm of knees and elbows in March 2011 to become the youngest champion in UFC history.
By contrast, Sage Northcutt is 19 years old, a bonafide child of the mid-90s and a lightweight prospect readying to make his second UFC appearance this Thursday at UFC Fight Night 80. But despite his relative inexperience, Northcutt has lofty goals in mind for this sport, and he hopes to do Jones one better before all is said and done.