Sage Northcutt Quotes

Sage Northcutt

Profession : Athlete

Birth : March 1, 1996

People see a lot of my standup, and that's what I'm known for since I was trained in karate and kickboxing, but I also have ground game.

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Whatever Dana White and Joe Silva have planned for me, I'm ready.

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I feel the power in words that you can turn into reality.

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I wanted to study to be a petroleum engineer and get my engineering degree and fight in the UFC at the same time. But unfortunately, to be the best I can be at the UFC, I needed all focus to be there, and more focus, also.

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You only get one chance to fight in the UFC, and while you have the chance, you might as well take it.

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Obviously, I'm trying to keep improving at everything, from the wrestling to the jiu-jitsu to the striking to the transitions, every part of my MMA aspect.

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Every day at Team Alpha Male, I'm improving. The biggest thing with that camp is everyone is so positive and has the work ethic to go out there and push the pace and keep going and going and going.

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I believe coming in early to the UFC gives me an advantage. More time to learn, more time to be in the UFC and get better as a fighter.

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What I love the most about being a pro fighter is meeting the people. You get to meet all the fans and new friends that you get to meet up with all the time.

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I'm still trying to figure out being calm.

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I think that every single fight you have is to prove yourself. Even if you're the world champion, the UFC champion of the world, you're still proving yourself; people are coming to beat you.

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I really don't listen to any of the negative stuff. Anything that's positive, that's kind of the stuff I'm listening to, and that's kind of what, like, brings you up.

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A lot of the times, anything that somebody tries to say negative is actually kind of funny.

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Mr. Faber is a huge role model. He's a UFC Hall of Famer. He's such a driven person and a champion.

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Everybody who is fighting at UFC 200 is awesome! It's going to be awesome to get to meet everybody. I'm excited.

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Being sick is a different story than having an injury. If you have a right arm injury, you can still use the rest of your body. You still have the energy to perform. But when you are sick and can't really get out of bed or walk or even breathe, you're not yourself. You don't have the cardio, strength, speed, or explosion.

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Jon Jones is awesome and won his first world title at 23 and 8 months. I believe I can do it before then.

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What everybody has seen from me is very little compared to what I'm capable of doing.

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Being in school and doing the fighting stuff, it is very tough. I had school work all the way from Monday through Friday, and then on the weekends, you had homework, engineering projects and stuff. That makes it very tough.

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I'm studying at A&M, and that takes so much hard work, so much dedication, and that effort is very tough.

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