No time wasted: How Tommy Gantt fought 14 times in one year to earn UFC look
Tommy Gantt got into MMA a little late – and put together one of the most insanely-paced regional runs to catch the UFC's attention.
It's been a minute. Well, a lot of minutes actually. Particularly in Tommy Gantt's time.
Gantt (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) hasn't fought since September, and to him, eight months is an eternity. Prior to his Dana White's Contender Series appearance in September, which earned him a UFC contract, Gantt averaged 27 days between each fight throughout his entire MMA career. "It was always weeks till the next fight, and now it's been eight months or something like that," Gantt recently told MMA Junkie.
"So I'm just ready to get the shackles off me, man. " Given his collegiate wrestling credentials as a North Carolina State University NCAA Division I All-American, Gantt's delve into MMA was a natural fit. However, it is not a long-sought-after one.
Gantt's rise to the UFC was an unprecedented and perhaps inimitable stretch. In the span of 14 months, Gantt went 3-0 as an amateur and 10-0 (1 NC) as a pro. He was 30 when he debuted as an amateur.
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