Bloody Elbow · Oct 16, 2015
Stephen Thompson's advice for Sage Northcutt: "Work your way up slowly"
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY SportsThe original "Wonderboy" gives young up and comer Sage Northcutt advice for scheduling his next fight.
Sage Northcutt (6-0) has been referred to by a few as Wonderboy 2.0. The similarities are a little bit eerie. Even the original Wonderboy, Stephen Thompson (11-1), sees the close resemblance.
"He basically came up the same way I did. He has a close dad as a coach and a karate background," Thompson told Bloody Elbow.
Thompson went even further in the comparisons but is hoping that Northcutt doesn't follow a similar path for his second UFC fight. The 19 year old Northcutt won his first UFC fight with a quick TKO victory, similar to Thompson.