WATCH: Sage Northcutt’s acrobatic spinning kick is a beauty

If Sage Northcutt ever gets bored with MMA, he may want to try his hand at gymnastics. The ONE lightweight MMA fighter is always up to wild stunts that may cause fans to wonder if he is, in fact, not from Earth but from another planet of giants.

'Super' was at it again, filming himself spinning and kicking through the year in what looks like a gymnastics studio after hours when he has the whole place to himself.

Take a look at Northcutt’s acrobatics:

Imagine the reaction if Sage Northcutt attempted such a kick in the ONE circle. It would supersede Anthony Pettis’ highlight-reel kick against Benson Henderson in the final WEC event in 2010.

Sage will look to pull out all of his old tricks and show off some new ones when he makes his long-awaited return to the circle on May 5. He won’t have to travel too far this time, traveling just one timezone to the east from California to Colorado to fight Pakistan’s Ahmed Mujtaba.

Sage Northcutt hasn’t entered the ONE circle since 2019. He was already scheduled once to return from a hiatus in 2021 against Shinya Aoki, but complications recovering from Covid-19 set his return back two more years.

Ahmed Mujtaba is the perfect kind of opponent for the 26-year-old's return fight. On paper, it may be one of the more equal matchups that ONE could put together for Northcutt. Both are in their late 20s and have similar records. While the American has had quite the hype surrounding him since signing with ONE Championship, Mujtaba has the advantage on momentum following back-to-back wins.

The fight will take place at ONE Fight Night 10 on May 5 in Broomfield, Colorado’s 1stBank Center.

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Sage Northcutt lists the extreme outdoor sports that kept him busy during his time off

Northcutt may not have fought for four years, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t living an adventurous life in the meantime.

'Super' Sage Northcutt lives in Northern California, where he’s surrounded by trails, national parks, and wild landscapes.

Speaking to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, Northcutt spoke about the many activities he enjoyed while taking a break from fighting. Here’s what he said:

“I love going on hikes, so going on a ton of hikes. I like fishing, riding motorcycles. I have a BMW X1000R so I'm riding motorcycles with some friends, with my family. I like doing that kind of stuff, I ride dirt bikes, I’m just kind of exploring.”

He added:

“I’m always outdoors doing a lot of things.”

From the outdoors to the gym, Northcutt will be spending much of the next three months in Sacramento’s Team Alpha Male, getting ready to fight Ahmed Mujtaba in May.

ONE Fight Night 10 streams on Amazon Prime for North American subscribers in US prime time.