When Sage Northcutt makes the walk to the cage April 28, it will have been almost two years since he last competed. Northcutt (11-3) faces Japanese MMA pioneer Shinya Aoki in a welterweight fight at ONE on TNT IV in Singapore, his first fight since getting knocked out by Cosmo Alexandre in his ONE Championship debut in May 2019. The 25-year-old suffered numerous facial fractures, which required surgery and sidelined him for a lengthy amount of time. But as Northcutt gears up for his return, a lot has changed in the world. MMA organizations have had to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, which means Northcutt will be competing with no fans for the first time in his professional career. Despite the changes and long layoff, Northcutt doesn’t think it’ll be a factor
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