Ashley Cummins nearly reached the UFC, a goal she has been chasing for a decade. Most fighters view it as the top of thAme MMA mountain. Cummins came closer than she ever had when she attempted to compete on Season 23 of The Ultimate Fighter.
She fought Lanchana Green at strawweight and lost via second-round TKO. Cummins, a 5’2″ atomweight, was giving up three inches of height from the get-go. Cummins used her superior grappling to dominate Green in the first round. But then, size became a factor.
In the second round, Green used her physical advantages to keep the fight standing and land a vicious knee that broke Cummins’ ribs.