KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Zak Cummings battled with the idea of retiring prior to UFC on ESPN 44, but winning was the deciding factor.
Cummings (25-8 MMA, 10-4 UFC) took out Ed Herman (26-16 MMA, 13-12 UFC) by third-round TKO this past Saturday in his hometown of Kansas City, and the moment was too good for him not to call it a career. With a performance like that, 38-year-old Cummings wanted to leave the sport on a high note.
“I really wasn’t sure what I was gonna do,” Cummings told reporters, including MMA Junkie, backstage. “I knew this would be special, but I love this stuff. I had so much fun. Having the training camp, having everything, staying healthy to get to the fight. I got all the way to the end, had the war that I wanted, had the finish that I wanted, had a finish in three different weight classes in the UFC, which I know is pretty special.
