Sage Northcutt's ONE Debut Ended In SHOCKING Fashion 🤯 | ONE Flashback
Nobody expected this ending 😳 We throw it back to the shocking action from American karate superstar Sage Northcutt's anticipated ONE debut against Muay Thai veteran Cosmo Alexandre in 2019!
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this fight proves that being a One FC matchmaker is a entry level job.
@@stoneyrollswiththepunches you're right, no lie. Sages manager was insane to even pitch this to sage
What about Connor vs Aldo? Anyone can get caught, I don't think it's about matchmaking.
@@stoneyrollswiththepunches nah, they believed Sage would get the TD and beat him there but unfortunately for them it can and did take one shot to end the night.
Umm yea they should have built him up same with Eddie and DJ
@@BTRshow his chin has been glass MT over karate any day
I've met Sage at a local 24hr fitness where I live. One of the nicest, Humble pro athletes I've ever met. Very good fighter and person. Hope to see him in cage/ring again.If not wish him the best.
Sage's record says he is anything but a "good fighter". The guy needs to find another career
@@andrewsolis2988 not a good fighter? Dudes 11-3 with 5 Ko's and 3 subs, and a lot of talent. I think with all this time off he can work on his game and hopefully get his confidence back. Just my opinion. 🤷🏻♂️
@@andrewsolis2988 11-3 pro record and he is only 26 years old. He easily has a decade left to grow in the sport. Most fighters at his age are just starting to make their debut in the relevant professional promotions. He is already a veteran and has plenty of time left in his athletic prime.
@@douglasmcveigh5559 I don’t think doctors clear you to fight when you have a bunch of plates and screws holding your face together.
No. Unless he trains boxing he has too strong of karate muscle memory.
Cosmo is a beast and has been professional fighting for almost as long as Sage has been alive. This match was clearly a move by One to show their top world talent
one hundred
Agreed
Isn't that the aim of any large combat sports promotion?????
@@lumpofdirt69 Nope sometimes they like to give the 'big' names an easy ride whether they can fight or not. Good to see One aren't doing this LOL
Sage should have been allowed to continue. Show that he is a warrior
This was in 2019 and unfortunately he hasn’t been heard from since, love the dude wish him the best in his future endeavors
Same. If he returns he really needs a good wrestling coach to get him as comfortable wrestling as he is striking.
@@BreezeeGreenz needs boxing...he was so open
He rumored a return on his instagram, hopefully this turns out to be true soon enough
Last I heard he was working at Costco.
@@davidbell4626 His family is rich doubt he will be doing that for long.
Eddie Bravo once said: " Karate only works if both people know karate " 🤣
Oh wow. That’s so true.
what does this mean?
@@AznVi3tx it’s useless
Tell that to wonderboy.
Ask wonderboy this question he wil beat 95 procent of the fighters in stand up
He looks like he'd be great in movie fights.
Sure worked for Bruce Lee.
LMFAO!!!
@@billgreenidge6740 yep LMAO... "the legend"
Trick title. I was expecting Sage to do something awesome. How wrong I was. Awesome perfect punch.
The match was borderline unethical to begin with. His shattered face is the consequence of his father's delusions.
@@jw9700 Oh dear. MMA is not a good choice of sports if you've got a shattered face so, it is his own mistake.
Puch...? What is a puch? Is that like a punch?
@@WellOilBeefHooked Trick title? Nah this is an old fight, you should've knew who won already
@@WellOilBeefHooked He got his shattered face after this fight.
That was great work, cosmo read him like a book… watch him feint the two left kicks before the ko… he sees sage goes hands open and also circles into cosmos power hand… pure experience for one and inexperience for the other.
No one talks about how Sage was thrown to the wolves in this one. Kid was put in there with a Killer for his debut and that punch seriously damaged him, 8 fractures to his face and he hasn't fought since.
Thrown to the wolves…. They’re fighters
@@BIGGOODBOY like they say there are levels to it. It's why they don't put a bottom tier no rank guy against the champ.
I'd say his management and training coaches are to blame. He can only redeem himself if he requests to have a rematch to avenge the loss somehow. That's if he wishes to fight again and has learned from this loss.
@@Quantum3691 nope, he's the one who called him out and accepted the fight. So how is that on his team?
@@anthonygarcia3922 father pushed him towards goin to one punch
Ah yes when Sage debuted his funeral
Lmfaooooo
🤣🤣
Lol Muy Thai is vicious.
Dammit sammich
😂 The most satisfying knockout I have ever seen‼️😅 hype train derailed permanently🤫
Wow! Sage was definately more focused on what he wanted to do offensively than on his defense. He's young he'll be back. Congrats to Cosmo Alexandre
This is an old fight.... he's been thru significant facial surgery after that hit. He took a long break then had a comeback fight scheduled, then that got cancelled (not from him, just bad luck) and since there's been no talk of a comeback fight for a long time.
I think sage got into the pro game too young. Dudes confidence has been shot for years
That man been gone for a while
He has other options. I'd like to see him walk away
No, he won't be back.
The motivation behind this was so obvious and it's not even just what Joe Rogan had to say about it that convinced me. I'd been following Sages career for a while and knew plenty about him, I'd heard about cosmo and his record but never seen him fight. This was a set up and im just glad it was done quickly... Sage is a really nice and positive kid, he will succeed in any endeavor he pursues even if it isn't fighting
Aka he shouldn’t be fighting 😭
@@michaelomo9378 Guys with less than stellar chins on them have had outstanding careers fighting with Overeem being the first to come to mind. Sage has the athletic capabilities and just needs to up his fight iq and protect that chin better.
He had a ton of trauma to his face after this fight and required multiple surgeries to repair his check bones.
@@Quagigitymire overeem *had* a chin. The man's been fighting at high level for about 25 years.
Think about this for a second…. Sage had multiple surgeries to reconstruct his face after just one punch! 😳 One punch 17 fractures. The kid had no business being in that cage!
You can have the genetics, the talent, but you got to have that killer instinct. Fights like this happen all the time, it is just they hyped it up so much.
He cut off the ring beautifully, Northcut was surprised his back hit the ropes. This left hit open for a perfect shot. Northcut is still a beast. Shake it off learn and respond.
Shake it off? He literally got his face caved in. Multiple breaks and fractures.
Sage ISN'T A BEAST there DANGOBERRY UNDRESSED. So get his little DANGOlang outcha mouf already. You DEFINITELY wear Abercrombie and Fitch lmao.
or sage moved to the wrong side
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Beast? Hes a kid not a warrior
Sage Northcut taps in our 80s JCVD nostalgia it's that simple
I saw this fight in the live broadcast. TO THIS DAY I still feel that punch that sent Sage to the shadow realm.
TO THIS DAY
How many times will this be played on here? Lol we still haven't seen him fight since.
For the best
He had his orbital shattered.
I’d love to see a second fight but his face will just cave in this time! Boy don’t drink enough milk 🥛
This was sad, hate to say it, but it was. I felt bad for the dude.
@@RichardYu1983 Yes I know the whole story and I follow Sage. However, he's been talking for a long time about coming back but nothing yet. He's always training and still in tip top shape.
The ring made a difference there. Sage is probably was used to being able to circle in any direction in Octogon. He circled towards the ropes here and had to move parallel to the ropes and had his hands low as if he still had lots of space, Cosmo saw this moved in at an angle quickly closing the distance and fired.
That's actually what I noticed as well. I've watched this a few times over the years but this time I noticed that. Its a subtle game
And the tit with his camera right up against the ropes that he caught his foot on needs a slap, not taking anything away from that strike though.
Hes a Karate Champion. They don't have rings or cages... Hes just not meant for MMA. He's not training properly
@@peteq2668 I actually didn't pick up on that, good eye. Agreed they need to get those photographers off the canvas.
Spot on. You could tell Sage was uncomfortable as Cosmo started backing him into the corner. He had no room to sidestep without being in Cosmo's striking range, so he just bit down on his mouthpiece and swung. And that's a mistake against a veteran like Cosmo.
There was so much power in that fist that my head hurts. Wish Sage the best, always liked the guy.
Hands down style only works if you've got exceptional head movement. Naturally you should always fight with your hands up. As the coach always says, "Hands up!"
It also works in some karate tournaments that don't allow head strikes. I don't know what rules sage competed under in his karate career but he could have some bad habits.
that's a good point. You have to got to have Exceptional head and feet movement, if your hands are down. Sage wasn't doing that as Cosmo was advancing on him
These Karate fighters really need to keep their hands up. Perhaps its because I did Muy Thai and my coach regularly yelled at everyone about this (rightfully so) but you literally have to dodge every punch if your hands are down vs if they are high you also have the option to block without moving too much.
Thanks coach….you are a guru.
It depends.. look at Michael venom page and Stephen Wonderboy they are amazing at that style...
"Sage Northcutt's ONE debut was JAW-DROPPING" more like jaw-breaking
Ouch! Northcutt came out dancing, very energetic, seemed very very fast, but obviously wasn't prepared for that jackhammer of a punch. His defense seemed lacking (i know, thats easy for me to say, sitting in a chair...lol).. but his mind seemed so focused on offensive options that he completely neglected to properly defend himself.
@AZ Desert Prepper yeah, thats what i meant with not properly defending himself. There was no "guard" to speak of :)
Wow, One just fed Sage to the wolves. Sage has less room to maneuver in a ring, so Cosmo simply walked him down and cut off his movement. Sage relies on footwork to get out of trouble, so when Cosmo trapped him against the ropes, he didn't know what to do and tried to throw the ol' 1-2. Unfortunately for him, Cosmo was waiting to throw his right hand, which landed before Sage could get his second punch off. Sage has no boxing defense, and it showed in this fight. Don't know what his father/manager was thinking accepting this fight. It's like having a college football team play vs the NFL. There's levels to this, and Cosmo's striking is too dangerous for someone as green as Sage.
You think he didn't train for this? 😂
@@kurasaki81 Are you referring to Sage or Cosmo?
@@kurasaki81 even tho he "trained" for it, it obviously wasn't enough. OP was right. Also a karate background vs Muay Thai? 😨😨😨
@@diomano.3341 no obviously. But he wrote a bible of a breakdown like Sage didn't prepare for this ring instead of an octagon. Goes to show anyone looks good on pads and kicking air flips. He wasn't fed to the wolves. He got an opponent, did a training camp and got slept. That's all.
@@diomano.3341 lol have you seen semmy schilt and feitosa in K1? Both kyokushin karate black belts.
That punch literally broke his face😬
Think it broke his career too
And he still stood there for the winner announcement..
What happened to Him?
We know😐
@@markos.2315badly broken orbital bone.
Dude took a serious shot and realized fighting wasn’t for him.
You'd realize the same thing after a bomb like that. Cosmo broke his jaw in dozen different places. Nobody would go throught that and continue
He took the stab at it. Nothing but respect for the guy.
Man Sage,,,, keep your head up Kid you are a awesome fighter, I wish all the very best 👊🤙🤙
i actually trained with cosmo last month, he a monster
Sage appeared to be destined to become a superhero level competitor. Cosmo had a proven track record that immediately exposed a fatal weakness.
Sage didn't look like that to me ever. He always looked like what people imagined a fighter to look like but not what they usually look like in real life.
Cosmo ended Sages Career with that punch, broke his cheek bone
“He’s out cold - Open the fridge “. Lol love Schevello he’s a legend
Cosmo was setting that lead kick multiple times but Sage was able to backdown, Sage might have anticipated that Cosmo was still going to kick hence he got what Lyoto got from Bones Jones.
This comment makes very little sense.
This is a good example of too much too quickly and it ends badly. He was thrown into the UFC too early and this was a horrible match up for his first ONE fight. That punch fractured his face and he hasn't fought since. Terrible injury for someone so young.
Absolute ended his career and he had so much potential
NOPE you can’t train bones to harden - sage wasn’t made for this
@@mlilof84 you can train bones to harden is called conditioning. When a muy Thai fighter starts his training do you think his legs will be as soft as they were at the start 5 years later,? No
@@KB.MC.R yes conditioning your facial bones ahahhahahhahahahhahahahahhahahah
@@stipidman93 Is that even possible I'm wondering!! 😂
He’s back everyone!!!
There are levels to this game... Cosmo just illustrated that...
The title of this video is savage 😅.
Damn that was amazing and totally unexpected. First punch and down. 😜🤙
Google 2016 UFC fight night against Bryan Bam Bam Barberena , Stage TAPS like the baby he is
Cosmo saw that punch in the first 5 seconds, Sage kept his hands down, Cosmo saw it and chased him right in to that shot
Sage looked like he fought not to get hit but not aggressively with a defensive stance to avert disaster! Cosmo looked sensational! 😎
Kickboxing first Sage, keep hands up
not always. you dont have to keep your hands up. but if you do not know how to fight with your hands down then yeah you should keep them up
Sage is young and should learn from this , hard lesson but some lessons aren't easy. It's what he does with this that will define his fighting career.
@JimoTex22 PTSD "A Jedi someday sage is" 👍
Perma damage this effects him for life
his face broke with ONE punch... bro
@@musiconly7447 yeah I saw something about that and how serious it actually was / Is. No matter the outcome and what he decides to do , I still give the kid major props for not just talking about it but actually trying to be about it but hey , You win some, you lose some..... That's the deal.
A direct hit full power on first connection. Just brutal.
Years of training and fighting while not guarding your head against strikes cannot be easily undone.
However many MMA fights I watch, the beauty of a solid punch, with textbook delivery, still proves that sometimes, simple strategies are the best. Rather than prancing around like a circus pony.
There have been plenty of MMA fighters with a karate base. Early Connor, lyoto machida, wonderboy, etc. just needs more time in MMA
and I swear to God this is one of the most painful painful fights to watch that is about as clean as you could land a punch but I mean didn't even have his hands up head straight up and down fist meat jaw
Cosmo a muay thai kickboxing legend. This was no walk in the park fight.
Que pedrada Cosmo é brabo dms
When will we see Sage return? (Hopefully against an easier opponent) I know he was scheduled to fight, but then that got cancelled or postponed and since then a really long time has passed with no fight news.
Well, they posted this vid so not long
He had said he had some fight news soon on his fb page a few days ago I think.
The Stage is done ! His CAREER is over ! It doesn't matter who his next opponent is , a 12 year old boy or a 60 year old man , all they have to do is one punch in the Face , that's exactly where I would hit him and match over
@@jimthomas777 haven't seen you in action, but I feel pretty confident he could beat you via striking or grappling 9/10 times if not more. :) That said, he may still be mentally broken and a shell of his former self, I hope not.
Zen -Dragon , Where do I sign up ? I'm expecting a Big Pay Day ! Tell Stage , I'm aiming for his FACE ! You did see the 2016 Bryan Bam Bam Barberena fight where Stage TAPPED out ? Stage will be unconscious and unable to TAP out !
THIS WAS A NASTY FINISH 👍🤘💪
"just like danerys targaeryan at Kings landing" rofl. Sage's hasselhoff/dolph lundgren hair is epic tho
Timed that quite well!
We are watching footage from the new street fighter as Luke the new face of Street fighter goes up against a seasoned world warrior combatant 🤣
Early stoppage, Sage was obviously going for the legs! Referee saved Cosmo from a nasty ankle pick.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed! I think even if he doesn't get the pick he looks like he's in a good position to transition to Dead Man's guard
Underrated comment
Early stoppage ? do you know what happend to Northcuts face in this fight ? If not, he had to have many times surgery to put together the many broken bones in his face. You can google his xray pictures and see how bad it was.
That shows how the right cross delivered with swivel hips across the jaw makes the brain lights out
That was beautiful, Sage was moving forward left, just as he threw the hook, it's what you look for and hope to connect 😀 👍 👏
(Sees a man take life changing trauma) "That was beautiful!" 🙄 You need a psychologist, dude...
@Sandeep Sanghera 😂😂are you alright
2:00 he literally broke Sages face with that punch
I like the way you've timestamped the punch just incase were not sure exactly which particular punch you're referring too ?
@@hi--tEk i like the way you aren't intelligent enough to do it yourself. you're welcome son : )
“Shocking” only to those who’d never heard of Cosmo. This was a squash match all the way and Sage was arrogant enough not to realize it.
Ofy what a shot!!👏👏👏
I knew sage since he was 10 and he has always been humble and a good kid. I hated that he got booked to early to fight a fighter of that caliber and often thought he should have been put with someone not as experienced as cosmo. In the long run if I know Sage it definitely motivated him to learn and do better next time.
I knew him since he was like, 5 years old.
He should have never been in there with Cosmo he wasnt ready for a striker on that level I wonder if he retired after that cusx he hasn't fought since he got his face broken
They've played this so many times it's ridiculous
Yet here you are
Cosmo is a Beast!
Wow that's some brutal knockout
Mocking one of your fighters. That's brilliant.
The punch that ended Sage's career.
Why talking to God that he did it🤔 Rather suck in and stay humble😬
@@slawomirhering3770 Alleluia
Amazing
Seven time world champion. This should be no surprise
The problem is sage was on karate fight mode while competing MMA, caught off guard cuz standing karate style
The dude who won has a name right
Cosmo's prayer lasted longer than the fight :)
1:00, if you look closely at Northcutt's right foot, it was the camera stand's fault
Sage is the perfect example of amazing genes and athletics but not as talented mentally as a fighter. He is like a civic engine inside a ferrari body and chassis lol.
Idk if I entirely agree with this? He’s a pretty good fighter.. the mistake he made was arguably the “right thing to do” (minus the getting punched). He was scouted by ufc but chose to sign a more lucrative contract with ONE.. unfortunately he was sent to the shadow realm shortly after
@@jademoth1626 u realize he fought and failed in the ufc first right?
@@GonzoDonzo what? 6-2 in ufc, pretty nice record in the top league, but got a bigger contract with ONE. A lot of guys in UFC worse than him, Northcutt is slightly above mediocre.
@@user-uy3dr4uh3e I don't know if beating a bunch of journeyman used to fill out cards should be considered a lot, most journeyman have positive records because they beat up so many bums that get released by the UFC shortly after
Or just too big a leap in class. Should've worked up to this one.
Super tough kid. Got his face literally smashed to pieces and he's just standing there like nothing much happened.
@james tiberius yeah maybe if he was concussed.
he got KTFO, he still doesn't know where he is today
And that is why you keep your guard up kids.
Sage is a beast. He will return with vengeance🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
He needs to join the Navy or teach Sunday School or something. He is a great fighter until he has to actually fight something that fight backs. 🤷🏽♂️
Oh look a keyboard warrior. I bet you could take on the guys he beat in the UFC huh?
@@TyMcLeod ?? ??? key·board war·ri·or Learn to pronounce nounINFORMAL a person who makes abusive or aggressive posts on the internet, typically one who conceals their true identity. "another keyboard warrior calling people names What are you talking about?
@@sheltonpoteat6241 nice rebuttal.
Well I don't think he's had a fight sense. Dude crushed half his face with that strike. And he's good for someone who was just starting off on combat sports. But he was literally fed to the sharks with this fight. I feel bad for him. He was just not ready for this guy.
To be honest tho this was a huge mismatch, he had no business in there with him, Mo had way too much experience and he DEFINITELY has that grown man strength over sage.
Northcut is the hype train that never lived up to the hype and was never allowed to even enjoy time as a hype train. He was just hyped about being a potential hype train.
LOVE IT
With a name like Sage Northcutt, he really should return to the ring 🤷🏾♂️
Or modeling
Karate is just a very sub-optimal style for fighting, as compared to for example Muay Thai. This was exposed here. The second you're able to close the distance on a karate style fighter, they start to struggle, as shown in this fight.
I thought he was more of a taekwondo fighter? I could be wrong
What do you think about Wonderboy?
@@WoundedWabbajack karate is good when you combine it with other arts....wonderboy also had a kickboxing background...other than machida and wonderboy how many other karate style fighters were successful in the ufc
@@devilkazumi578 Yeah karate alone won't get you anywhere. But it is one of my favorite styles to watch when it is used right like you said with other martial arts
@@WoundedWabbajack I think Wonderboy is an extremely good fighter. I'm not saying you can't beat someone using Karate if you're good enough compared to your opponent. I'm just saying it's not the most optimal form of striking - I think Muay Thai is.
speechless
I had just paused the Game of Thrones Audiobook and this is the first thing i watched and the announcer comparing Cosmo to Daneryes Targaryen at KL tripped me out. I was like damn i been listening to that too much, did he actually say that lol. All that being said, what a KO!
Sage was set up to fail, he has very limited experience in MMA with mixed results. And they put him up against a seven-time world champion with 10 times the experiences as him. There was no way Sage was going to win. One championship knew that and set it up for him to lose.
he didnt loose cause of some obscure MMA technique, he lost due to a right hook to the face.
he still had to accept the fight?? lol
This wasn't a fight. It was a martial artist with mediocre stand up vs an actual combat sports striker with high level kickboxing. He shouldn't have been in the ring with him simple as that.
That was a crazy solid hit!!!
Was amazing to see Cosmo do this Didn't see it coming at all lolol
That's what happens when a ballet dancer meets a fighter....
Proves that even a life time of karate can’t save you and doesn’t matter, karate is the weakest form of martial arts.
Karate is great, trained as intended. Not the Japanese crap
Kyokushin is not a joke though
Sage new move. The I don’t move my head move.. nice move.
Alexandre: "Let me litteraly end this man's career"
Sage Northcutt sounds and has hair like a Final Fantasy protagonist. The way he lost is like when you wander into the wrong area too early and get wiped in one turn
Keep your hands up!
When u see ure opponents feet together.. hit.. hit hard... nice one! One!
The crazy part is he never tried to block it!
from 1:00 on Sage's hands are sooo low. like crazy to be backed up like that against a killer with your hands that low.
And never to be seen again! RIP SAGE
Hands up always
All of sages highlights were in the woods and cosmos were in a fight. All I needed to see lol