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Yeah, I remember when Sage was supposed to be these karate striking machine, instead he's a cautious point fighter now.
Sage is 3-1 & barely scrapping
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Before her first lost paige had 3 really dominate wins & was a betting favorite vs rose & karate hottie if im not mistaken
She wasnt thrown to the wolfs
Paige had a sealing & reached it you sound like a bich
I have little doubt thats how to conversation worked out between the two. Look this kid was already making money for appearances, stunt roles amongst other things. Im sure between dana and sages dad there was an understanding that the kid wouldnt get a push right off the bat. let him wipe the floor with a few scrubs and look good doing it while building his name and brand more.
Not sure what happened with the barbarena fight,. i guess he bit off more then he could chew. also against mickey not sure who was supposed to get the push at that point.
Sage sells magazines to kids. so you better beleive the goal was to build this kid up into gsp stardom. Someone fucked it up somewhere along the line.
Well, he had to move camps because his BJJ defense and grappling has been sub-par. He grew up throwing karate kicks and all of a sudden guys like Gall just submitted him. That's part of the reason he stopped training exclusively with some guy in Katy, Texas and his dad. He's made definite improvements since he moved camps. People are down on Sage but I'm still not convinced he won't be a solid fighter by the time he is 25 or 26 years old. I mean gdamn, he could get 5 more years of fights and still only be 26 lol.
Well, he’s 21 and are you surprised that someone with a karate background is adept at point fighting?Yeah, I remember when Sage was supposed to be these karate striking machine, instead he's a cautious point fighter now.
Well, he’s 21 and are you surprised that someone with a karate background is adept at point fighting?
One was against a flw on short notice, another against a flabby old guy, his other win against a guy who just got kod on the regional circuit. He’s literally only fought one real ufc fighter and got killed by barberenaHe's only on a 2 fight winning streak. It's not like he's looked unbeatable or something. He's 5-2 in the UFC and only 21 years old still.
They are obviously protecting him, but I mean they have to protect their investment. He doesn't have the skillset to fight guys higher up the ranks.
Yea. They're feeding him just about the best guys they can, and still expect him to win. He barely squeaked out a win vs Gouti, and Gouti is not a great LW by any stretch of the imagination. Sage isn't a top 100 LW, he's not going to beat a top 50.He's a draw in himself, so the UFC is doing the best they can with him atm.
Didn't he tap to an arm triangle from half guard?
Yes, but he was 19 years old at the time. That kid wasn't even old enough to buy a bottle of beer when he tapped to the arm triangle.
What does one have to do with the other?