Watch Sage Northcutt vs. Bryan Barberena full fight video highlights from UFC on FOX 18's main card above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
UFC on FOX 18: Johnson vs. Bader took place Jan. 30, 2016 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. UFC lightweight prospect Sage Northcutt (7-1) moved up to welterweight to fight Bryan Barberena (11-3) on short notice on the night's main card, which aired live on FOX. Catch the video highlights above.
For more on Northcutt vs. Barberena, check out the MMAFighting.com live blog below, courtesy of Chuck Mindenhall.
Round 1: Alright, main card kicks off with 19-year old Sage Northcutt fighting for the third time in three months â and this time up at welterweight. Referee for this one is Keith Peterson. They touch them up. Northcutt to the outside, and Barbarena waves a jab out there. Now Northcutt comes flying in with a combination, and then ties up Barberena on the cage. Barbarena turns and now it's Northcutt on the links. They break. Nice flurry to start there from Super Sage. Northcutt waves a high kick by the chin of Barberena, but missed. Now he catches Barberena with a punch, and that drops him for a moment. Sage moves in for some follow-ups and tries a takedown, can't get it. Now on the fence, he does, and as Barbarena stands up, Northcutt snatches his back as the crowd roars. He is toiling there, they break, and after a Barberena punch lands Sage smiles. Now Barbarena comes forward wit ha sally, and he eats a punch and wobbles. Another combo by Sage, who landed big on the fence, and he drops Barberena by changing levels to the double. Barberenaback up, but still with Sage right on him. They break. Blood above Barberena's left eye. Sage has some blood on his ear, but that might be Barberena's. Now it's Barberenaa with a takedown, but he can't get anything done there on fence. Sage back up. Barberena lands a very nice counter. Towards end of the round, Barberena was landing there. Should be Northcutt's round. MMA Fighting scores R1 for Northcutt, 10-9.
Round 2: Barberena's couch John Crouch was loving what he saw at the end of the round, and he told him as much between rounds. They touch gloves again. Body kick from Barberena, who is finding his range a bit. And now a leg kick, as Sage counters with a one-two up top, Spinning capoeira kick lands for Northcutt, which brings rise out of the crowd, but ends him up on the bottom after a brief scramble. Now Barberena is in his guard, trying to free himself into some room to do work. Northcutt landing from the bottom, and flirts with a triangle, nothing doing. Barberena now improves his position, steps over into half guard. Northcutt holding him close, and trying to scramble out. Can't. Now Sage has Barberena's wrist, and he extends his arm out of harm's way. Suffocation from Barberena, though. Now Barberena gets an arm triangle from half-guard, and Sage taps! That's it. The honeymoon is over for the 19-year old phenom. Got himself into trouble and couldn't get out. Nice stuff there from Barberena, who is being congratulated by Benson Henderson.
UFC on FOX 18 official results: Bryan Barberena def. Sage Northcutt via submission (arm triangle) at 3:06 of R2