Over the years, The Ultimate Fighter has offered an opportunity for new and up and coming talent to fight their way on to the sports biggest stage, the UFC. Some have seized the opportunity and gone on to find fame and fortune as a result, with their careers playing out in front of millions of MMA fans around the world.
They are not the focus of this article, however. Instead, we will look to find out what happened to some of the memorable characters from past seasons who didn’t obtain the same level of success in the octagon, and found themselves cut from the roster as a result. Did they continue to pursue their dreams, did they find success elsewhere, or did they just fade into obscurity? Read on to find out…
6. LUKE CUMMO
One of the more unusual personalities to emerge from The Ultimate Fighter show is surely Luke Cummo. A committed Vegan who wore glasses and cited a love of comic books, he certainly didn’t fit the stereotype of a fighter. Despite being picked last in the team selections he would defy expectations by going on to the TUF 2 season finale after defeating Anthony Torres and Sammy Morgan. He then lost out in a closely fought battle with Joe Stevenson, but his performance earned him the same $100,000 contract that is usually reserved for the winner of the show.
Cummo went on to fight for the UFC for three years with mixed results before leaving in in 2008 after back-to-back defeats to Lugi Fioravanti and Tamdan McCrory. He hasn’t fought since, leaving his record at 6-6 (3-4 in the UFC).
Cummo currently keeps fans up-to-date with his goings-on via the forum at his own site, lukecummo.com. Don’t be expecting to much in the way of MMA talk though. During his time in the UFC he was known to drink his own urine, believing it gave him an edge over his opponents. Nowadays he’s apparently into “flushing” his body of impurities with regular enemas, and “harvesting” his gallstones. It’s a subject he’s happy to discuss at length, and even provides photos. Did I mention that Luke Cummo is kind of weird??
