Zacharry "Zak" Michael Cummings (born August 2, 1984)[5] is an American former professional mixed martial artist, who competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Due to an injury, Cummings transferred to Missouri State University to finish his degree, majoring in exercise and movement science.
He was undefeated for the first year and a half of his career, going 10–0 during that time period with a majority of his wins by TKO or submission.
He faced Tim Kennedy in the main event of Strikeforce Challengers 3, but lost via submission in the second round.
[11] Cummings made his debut against Ben Alloway on August 28, 2013, at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2.
However, Cummings and Moraes had to pull out of the event due to injury and were replaced by Sean Spencer and Drew Dober respectively.
[14][15] Cummings was expected to face promotional newcomer Alberto Mina on March 1, 2014, at The Ultimate Fighter China Finale.
On the advice of his coaches, Mina would not agree to compete at a catch weight, so the bout was scratched from the event.
[21] However, Braga Neto pulled out of the fight in early July and was replaced by promotional newcomer Dominique Steele.
[23] Cummings faced Nicolas Dalby on April 10, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 86, filling in for Bartosz Fabiński.
[31] On January 13, 2018, it was announced that Cummings injured his skull after a bathroom slip and the bout against Alves was cancelled as no replacement would be sought.
In his post-fight speech, Cummings retired from mixed martials arts competition alongside Herman.
[49] Cummings is the owner of Ignite Jiu Jitsu & MMA in Kansas City, where he also serves as a head coach.