and this is what his brother (Shaun Northcutt) said about the sparring session:
"I was there and saw everything that transpired. Everything that Ilya made in this post is completely untrue. First off, we get there and Ilya says "oh my neck's hurt, I really can't spar, why don't we just do some light drills?" When Sage's coach said that was okay, we'll go back on our side of town and train, he just said "well ok I'll go ahead and spar".
From the first few...
Sage Northcutt vs Ilya Grad sparring session (video)