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It would be hard to blame Matt Serra for feeling like he's a bit more invested in Sage Northcutt's future than he is in most new fighters trying to make their name in the UFC. In what's already gone down as a legendary night in the history of mixed martial arts, Serra, the former UFC welterweight champion, and UFC president Dana White discovered Northcutt on a small-time show during the pilot episode of the new reality series “Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight.” Just 19, Northcutt was signed to a UFC contract and received unprecedented hype for a fighter of his age and experience level, blazing a path which ran straight into a brick wall when he was submitted on network television last weekend by journeyman Bryan Barberena.