Former UFC star Sage Northcutt got a rude awakening at ONE championship: Enter the Dragon event in Singapore as he got brutally knocked out in just 29-seconds of the first round by Cosmo Alexandre.
The fight started with Northcutt landing the first strike that sent Cosmo back into the ropes, but out of nowhere a huge right hand by Cosmo dropped Sage Northcutt and that laid him face-first on the matt.
Sage Northcutt was riding on a three-fight winning streak in the UFC when he was released by the American Martial Arts company. The Asian MMA giant ONE championship wasted no time in signing the young, charismatic American star. This loss will be a minor setback for the promotion as they were banking on Northcutt as the promotions face for dominance in the US market.
JUST. LIKE. THAT! Cosmo Alexandre knocks out Sage Northcutt 29 seconds into the first round 👊 @CosmoAlexandre #WeAreONE #EnterTheDragon #Singapore #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/Nh32Z1LNjU
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) May 17, 2019
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Sage Northcutt loses his ONE Championship debut by first-round knockout. Got clipped and laid face-first on the mat. Yikes.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) May 17, 2019
Cosmo Alexandre face plants Sage Northcutt with a one punch KO and that's all she wrote. Wow.
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 17, 2019
In his ONE Championship debut, Sage Northcutt was knocked out in just 29 seconds by Cosmo Alexandre at ONE: Enter the Dragon on Friday in Singapore. Alexandre, 37, is a decorated kickboxer. He's now 8-1 in MMA. Northcutt, still just 23 years old, won… https://t.co/Wf8P0GpwCA
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) May 17, 2019
Kids, don't feed your hype trains to elite strikers. Cosmo Alexandre (8-1) starches Sage Northcutt in his MMA return, faceplanting the UFC's former pet project! The 37-year-old has won eight straight, six by knockout and four in round one. #EnterTheDragon pic.twitter.com/xneQKSxaoH
— Kyle Johnson (@VonPreux) May 17, 2019
Sage Northcutt loses via quick KO in his ONE debut. https://t.co/7vzG6Lybzp
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 17, 2019
The trio of Demetrious Johnson, Eddie Alvarez and Sage Northcutt are a combined 1-2 since leaving the UFC for ONE Championship https://t.co/or2MdUd56a
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) May 17, 2019
Some will say investing so much in fighters like Eddie Alvarez and Sage Northcutt and then watching them lose is bad for ONE
The flipside of that argument is a pair of ONE veterans just KO'd a former UFC champion and a highly touted UFC prospect in less than 5 min combined.
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 17, 2019
All Cosmo Alexandre needed was one punch. He lands a brutal right hand and Sage Northcutt goes down. It's over. Wow.
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) May 17, 2019
Can't wait to hear Sage Northcutt talk about how AWESOME it was to travel to a whole different dimension and visit his future self.
— Fernanda Prates (@NandaPrates_) May 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/JustBleedMMA/status/1129379654643568641
Over at #ONEChampionship Sage Northcutt gets knocked out in highlight reel fashion against Cosmo Alexandre #EnterTheDragon
— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) May 17, 2019
Cosmo Alexandre KOs Sage Northcutt in seconds. #EnterTheDragon
— Katrina Green (@katrinajgreen_) May 17, 2019
What an upset! Sage Northcutt knocked out with the first punch!! #EnterTheDragon #ONEChampionship
— MMA Latest (@MMALatestNws) May 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/MichaelFiedel/status/1129378263741206531
Sage Northcutt has gotta be MMA's #1 fighter who's made more $ off & is looked at as a drawing power on just charm,personality & charisma then actual raw talent & skill #ONEChampionship
— Eric VT (@shocbomb23) May 17, 2019
Sage Northcutt just got beat in 29 seconds! Really didn't expect that
— Steven McLean (@stevenmclean4) May 17, 2019
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