Gall vs. Northcutt Won’t be Happening at UFC 205

Moments after his destruction of WWE star CM Punk at UFC 203, welterweight prospect Mickey Gall picked up the mic to lay the ground-work for the fight he wants next: a showdown with fellow prospect Sage Northcutt, who was last seen at UFC 200, when he decisioned Enrique Marin.

“I’ve got someone I want next,” Gall told UFC commentator Joe Rogan inside the Octagon. “[It’s] the fight everyone wants to see. I want “Super” Sage Northcutt. I think that boy’s corny and I want to punch the spikes out of his hair.” 

“We’re Dana White’s Lookin’ For a Fight young guns, let us bang out. They say guys like us might get protection… f**k that, I want war!” 

This in-cage was all it took to get the wheels in motion. Shortly after UFC 203, Chamatkar Sandhu of MMAJunkie.com confirmed that Dana White had been approached by Northcutt’s team, and that they were happy to fulfill Gall’s wish.

We're getting Sage Northcutt vs. Mickey Gall. Dana White said Northcutt's people reached out to him and want the fight. It's happening.

— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) September 11, 2016

The question then became: where and when does the fight happen?

Well, given that the UFC is on the hunt for big fights for UFC 205, which will emanate from Madison Square Garden on November 12, it seemed like Gall and Northcutt could be in for a trip to New York City. Apparently, however, this is out of the question.

According to Jonathan Shrager (via FloCombat) Northcutt’s father has ruled this possibility out, explaining that his son has been kept out of training by a staph infection and therefore won’t be ready in time for November 12.

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I've been in contact with Sage Northcutt's dad, Mark, who informed me that
"No one from UFC has called us yet about Mickey Gall fight"

— Jønathan Shrager (@JonathanShrager) September 13, 2016

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Re Sage fighting at #UFC205
"Sage would never be able to be ready for that 1 because he hasn't been able to train due to several things"

— Jønathan Shrager (@JonathanShrager) September 13, 2016

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Re Sage's health
"Sage has a staph infection; the UFC's trying to find an appropriate infectious disease doctor to look at it this week"

— Jønathan Shrager (@JonathanShrager) September 13, 2016

So, it appears we’ll have to wait a little while for the already anticipated Gall vs. Northcutt bout that has recently been generating headlines. Hopefully neither prospect is kept on the kept on the bench for too long.

When do you think Gall and Northcutt will get at it, and when they do, who do you think will come out on top? Sound off, PENN nation!