Sage Northcutt may be the darling of the UFC world right now, but not everybody is buying the hype.
Fellow lightweight fighter Al Iaquinta doesn’t seem too pleased with all the attention Northcutt is getting so early in his career.
The American launched into a bizarre – but hilarious – attack on Northcutt on Twitter, mocking the 19-year-old’s clean-cut look and mannerisms.
What goes through my head every time I hear the fucking Sage Northcutt speak https://t.co/29tIUMZDPb
— Al Iaquinta🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) January 21, 2016
Iaquinta linked to a video of a young, blonde-haired boy who carries more than a passing resemblance to Northcutt….
30 seconds of my life that I will never have back pic.twitter.com/YOdjQMGUOD
— She Ratchet (@SheeeRatchet) January 21, 2016
The 28-year-old then quickly followed it up with a post in a similar vein…
Message I got from the fucking Sage Northcutt after I roasted him last tweet and shoved him in a locker
— Al Iaquinta🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) January 22, 2016
While there’s no word yet on a match-up between the two, we can confidently say we’d love to see it now.