Mickey Gall Vows To Choke Out ‘Corny Dork’ Sage Northcutt
Two rising prospects will face off in the co-main event of tomorrow night’s (Dec. 17, 2016) UFC on FOX 22 card, as Mickey Gall battles Sage Northcutt. Gall, who’s most known for beating CM Punk last September, actually requested the bout, as he called out “Super Sage” at UFC 203.
Leading up to the bout, Gall has taken some shots at the smiling and polite Northcutt, and he recently said that “Super Sage” wouldn’t last in New Jersey, Gall’s home state:
“Not very long,” Gall told MMAFighting when asked at Thursday’s open workouts on how long Northcutt would last where Gall grew up. “He’d find himself in a locker. He’d probably kick his way out of a locker, I’ll give him that. … He seems very ingenuine. I say corny like a dork, but its an ingenuinty, he’s putting on.”
Despite his unique personality, however, Northcutt has seen success in the Octagon, as he currently boasts a 3-1 UFC record. Gall, on the other hand, is currently 2-0 under the UFC banner and he simply feels as if he is ‘better’ all around than the 20-year-old Texas native:
“I’m better on the feet, better on the ground, tougher than him, endurance, everything,” Gall said. “When we jump in the fire, he’s hopping out of the fire way before I am. … It could go quick. I’’m ready for three hard ones. I’m going to get the finish. I’d like to get a knockout in the first, but smart money is I’ll choke him out in the second.”
Who do you expect to come out on top in this bout?
