Total MMA Issue 2. Robin Jahdi looks back at The Ultimate Fighter 5, including an exclusive interview with standout Cole Miller, we examine one of MMA’s most charismatic characters Luke Cummo, and we take a look at UFC 74. Looking to place a bet? Look here first for our expert analysis. Welcome to Matt Benyon who writes all the way from Japan to explain why MMA needs drama like a baby’s mama.

Total MMA Volume 2, Issue 2 (right click to download)

In this edition, Michael Farrow talks with Lee Whitehead of MMA Weekly about the state of the current UK MMA scene.

These two talk for over half an hour about everything going on over this side of the pond and is a must listen.

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Luke Cummo drinks his own urine for its health benefits. Luke Cummo dresses like a ninja before his fights. Luke Cummo reads comic books, wears glasses, and looks like a bully’s wet dream. Luke Cummo also kicks plenty of ass.

Cummo was the last fighter picked during the second season of the Ultimate Fighter reality show. That ended up being a huge mistake for coaches Matt Hughes and Rich Franklin, as Cummo proved everyone wrong, making it to the TUF2 Finale. He did more than just show up for that fight too, he gave the favored Joe Stevenson all he could handle. TUF2 not only brought Luke into the public eye, it also made him a better fighter.

“I won’t lie and say it was peaches and cream the whole time we were there. Six weeks with no outside contact got pretty rough at times and I missed my friends and family alot,” Cummo said. “I’m the type of person that thrives under a strict regimen. The times when I get into trouble are after fights when I have nothing to do except play video games and eat junk food. The public got a glimpse of this after my bout against Anthony Torres when I ate myself into a food coma. On the show we trained twice a day almost every day. We were there for one reason and that was to fight. As a fighter, that was the best environment for me to practice and get better.”

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Total MMA Volume 2, Issue 1 - Dan Henderson (To save to your computer, right click and choose “Save link as…”)

After a brief period of inactivity, Total MMA returns with a new editorial team and a new issue to boot. Ross MacTavish no longer has time to put the newsletter together although will still be involved as a writer. In his place we welcome Jonathan Snowden who has stepped up from writer to co-editor and done a sterling job on his first issue in charge.

This issue includes…

- An extensive multi-page interview with Dan Henderson
- A look back to the Strikeforece: Shamrock vs. Baroni event
- A look back to UFC 73: Stacked
- Thoughts on Kimbo Slice’s foray into MMA
- Top twenty fighter rankings for every weight class

Whilst this issue looks back at the last month or two in MMA, the plan is for future issues to be released fortnightly and contains all the content, news and analysis from the previous fourteen days, as you’ve come to expect from Total MMA.

Feedback on this new issue is hughly encouraged and we’d love to hear what you think!

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