Luke Cummo off UFN 16 card on Dec. 10 due to injury
October 5, 2008 by Sam Caplan
Welterweight Luke Cummo has been forced to pull out of a planned Dec. 10 bout vs. Steve Bruno during UFC Fight Night 16: “UFC Fights for the Troops” in Fayetteville, North Carolina due to injury.
FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of the development from a source close to one of the fighters last night. The source went on to add that Cummo’s spot on the show will be filled by Johnny Rees.
Rees, 10-1, made his UFC debut during UFC Fight Night 14 this past July, losing to fellow newcomer Nate Loughran due to a first round submission following a guillotine choke.
Bruno, 11-4, trains out of American Top Team in Florida and is coming off a loss in his UFC debut at UFC 87. Facing Chris Wilson, Bruno lost a unanimous decision.
In addition to fighting for the UFC, Bruno has also competed in the IFL and in South Korea’s SpiritMC, where he knocked out Jae Suk Lim at SpiritMC 11 in April of 2007.
UFN 16 will be a three-hour telecast on SpikeTV and is expected to be headlined by matches featuring Mike Swick vs. Jonathan Goulet, Brian Stann vs. Steve Cantwell, and Frankie Edgar vs. Matt Wiman.
Kos v. Yoshida?
That just ruined this card NO LUKE CUMMO! Why the hell is he even in the UFC with his 6 and 6 record what a joke.
I like Luke Cummo, his diet & personality are interesting to me. There are always people in the UFC with similar records. I’d rather see him over the other guys is all.
Luke brings a fight with him. I hope he mends quickly. Good person (I’ve met him before) and decent fighter.
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