Is Sage Northcutt still a 'rising star,' or did his soft tap out erase that? I wanted to like that kid a lot, because of how annoying positive he seems to be.
Now Im reading stories about him, his prep for the fight and Northcutt is able to say with a straight face that he lost the fight because of a bout earlier in the week with strept throat.
?I guess I could have pulled out of the fight,? Northcutt said in one of his more contemplative moments. ?I had a strep throat and if you?ve ever had a strep throat, you know the feeling where you don?t even want to get out of bed. I had a recurrence of it. Two days before the fight I had a relapse that was so bad the UFC took me to the emergency room. It was pretty bad.?
:facepalm:
Anyway...Northcutt is fighting Enrique Marin, a runner up from 'The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2,' who snapped a six-fight winning streak with his split-decision loss to Erick Montano in the tournament final back in November. The 29-year-old Spanish fighter has five submissions in eight career wins.
So Id assume Northcutt gets a softball here, and is a heavy fave at -340.
Would enjoy reading your thoughts on this one. Thanks.
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