Sage Northcutt and ONE Championship have parted methods.
On Friday, ONE Championship introduced Northcutt and the promotion mutually agreed to his release from the organization. Per ONE’s assertion on its web site the promotion “needs Northcutt the most effective in his future endeavors” however made no additional touch upon the discharge.
Northcutt additionally responded to his launch on Friday, posting a optimistic message on social media looking forward to 2025.
“Excited for 2025 and looking out ahead to having some huge fights!”
Northcutt got here to prominence within the UFC earlier than signing with ONE Championship in 2019. Nevertheless, 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 attributable to COVID issues. He lastly obtained again within the cage in 2023, submitting Ahmed Mujtaba with a first-round heel hook.
Most not too long ago, Northcutt was towards scheduled to face Aoki in January of this yr at ONE 165, however withdrew from the bout on struggle day as his cornermen had been denied visas. This incident created some rigidity between Northcutt and ONE as both parties disputed exactly what happened.
Nonetheless simply 28 years outdated, Northcutt could possibly be a coveted particular person on the free-agent market. His general MMA file stands at 12-3.
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