Career
He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of August 3, 2015, Cummins is #12 in official UFC Light Heavyweight rankings. Early career
As a college wrestler for Penn State University, Cummins was a two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I All-American and 2004 runner-up as well as a two-time United States National Team Member.
He made the transition to mixed martial arts in 2010.
He made his professional debut on December 4, 2010, facing Terrell Brown at Strikeforce: Henderson versus Babalu World War II Cummins saw his fight career stalled in 2011 when he and fellow Mobile Marketing Association fighter Eric Bradley were sentenced to jail in a case relating to felony burglary charges resulting from a fraternity prank at Penn State University.
Cummins fought Tasi Edwards at ProElite 3 on January 21, 2012. Cummins then fought Ricky Pulu at Xplode Fight Series - Revancha on March 16, 2013.
In what would be his last fight before signing with UFC, Cummins faced Willie Smalls at SCL: Chaos in the Cage on May 18, 2013.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
In February 2014, Cummins stepped up on short notice to replace the injured Rashad Evans against Daniel Cormier on February 22, 2014, at UFC 170. He lost the fight by first round TKO. Foreign his second fight with the promotion, Cummins was scheduled to fight Francimar Barroso on June 7, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Henderson versus Khabilov. However, Barroso was forced out of the bout due to an injury.
Cummins instead faced Roger Narvaez at the event.
Cummins faced Kyle Kingsbury on July 26, 2014 at UFC on Fox 12. Cummins faced Antônio Carlos Júnior on December 20, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Machida versus
Dollaway. Cummins faced Ovince Saint Preux on April 18, 2015 at UFC on Fox: Machida versus
Rockhold. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Cummins faced Rafael Cavalcante on August 1, 2015 at UFC 190.
Cummins faced Glover Teixeira on November 7, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 77. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
Cummins is expected to face Antônio Rogério Nogueira on May 14, 2016 at UFC 198.