The longest-tenured fighter on the UFC roster is set for his 25th fight under the promotion’s banner.
“Short Fuse” Ed Herman (24-15 MMA, 13-11 UFC) hasn’t competed since August 2021, but at the promotion’s upcoming UFC Fight Night card April 15 in Kansas City, Mo., he’ll make his return to the cage against Zak Cummings (24-7 MMA, 9-4 UFC) in a light heavyweight bout.
Both fighters announced the bout Wednesday on their social media pages.
Herman, 42, has been in the UFC continuously since 2006, when he joined the promotion on the cast of “The Ultimate Fighter 3.” Herman rode a three-fight winning streak into his most recent bout, a unanimous decision loss 18 months ago, against Alonzo Menifield at UFC 265.
Cummings, 38, has been away from competition even longer than Herman has. His most recent bout was a unanimous decision win over Alessio Di Chirico in August 2020. A winner of three of his most recent four outings, Cummings told BJPenn.com in September his absence from competition was due to a back injury that caused him to be “bedridden.”
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for April 15 includes:
- Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen
- Edson Barboza vs. Billy Quarantillo
- Chris Gutierrez vs. Pedro Munhoz
- Matheus Nicolau vs. Brandon Royval
- Dustin Jacoby vs. Azamat Murzakanov
- Bill Algeo vs. TJ Brown
- Bruna Brasil vs. Denise Gomes
- Gillian Robertson vs. Piera Rodriguez
- Lando Vannata vs. Daniel Zellhuber
- Danaa Batgerel vs. Brady Hiestand
- Joselyne Edwards vs. Lucie Pudilova
- Gaston Bolanos vs. Aaron Phillips
- Zak Cummings vs. Ed Herman
