Sage Northcutt's first appearance on Fox didn't go as well as expected. The 19-year-old prospect, the first fighter to come off of Dana White's "Looking for a Fight" show, faced off with Bryan Barberena to open the UFC on Fox 18 main card. After a fairly even first round, Barberena took over. Check out video highlights of the fight above, and/or read Dallas Winston's play-by-play of the second round below.
Round 2: Northcutt loses his balance on a combo and falls into a spinning hook kick; Barbarena deflects it and takes top position. Short punches and hammer-fists from Barbarena in Northcutt's open guard. Short right elbow to the head from Barbarena, who then passes to half guard.
Barbarena locks him down in half guard and bobs his head off the canvas with heavy right forearms, opening a cut on Northcutt's left eye. Barbarena transitions to the arm-triangle and Northcutt taps immediately.
Bryan Barberena defeats Sage Northcutt by submission (arm-triangle choke), 3:06 of round 2