Sage Northcutt and ONE Championship have parted methods.
On Friday, ONE Championship introduced Northcutt and the promotion mutually agreed to his launch from the group. Per ONE’s assertion on its web site the promotion “needs Northcutt the very best in his future endeavors” however made no additional touch upon the discharge.
Northcutt additionally responded to his launch on Friday, posting a constructive message on social media looking forward to 2025.
“Excited for 2025 and looking out ahead to having some large fights!”
Northcutt got here to prominence within the UFC earlier than signing with ONE Championship in 2019. Nonetheless, Northcutt’s time with ONE has been tumultuous, preventing simply twice within the promotion. Northcutt misplaced his debut in 2019 after which was scheduled to struggle Shinya Aoki in 2021 earlier than withdrawing as a result of COVID problems. He lastly bought again within the cage in 2023, submitting Ahmed Mujtaba with a first-round heel hook.
Most just lately, Northcutt was in opposition to scheduled to face Aoki in January of this 12 months at ONE 165, however withdrew from the bout on struggle day as his cornermen have been denied visas. This incident created some pressure between Northcutt and ONE as each events disputed precisely what occurred.
Nonetheless simply 28 years previous, Northcutt might be a coveted particular person on the free-agent market. His total MMA document stands at 12-3.
