For the first time in five years, Sage Northcutt is going to fight in the United States.
Northcutt will fight Ahmed Mujtaba in a lightweight bout on May 5 at ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes III, Sports Illustrated has learned. This is ONE Championship's debut in the U.S., and Northcutt will seek to win his first-ever ONE bout on American soil.
Best known for his run in the UFC, where he won six of his eight fights, Northcutt (11-3) has the potential to be a major star for ONE. Only 26, the former petroleum engineering major in college is charismatic and talented—but he needs to piece together an impressive win streak.