Former NC State All-American Wrestler Tommy Gantt earned a UFC contract on Tuesday, defeating Adam Livingston in Dana White’s Contender Series via a guillotine choke submission at the 2:47 mark in the 1st round.
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Gantt had UFC legend Daniel Cormier in his corner for the fight.
Gantt had been training with Cormier at his new facility,‘The Academy,’ in Gilroy, CA.
Check out what Gantt had to say about his relationship with Cormier, the former Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion.
“I think we relate to each other in the regard that he started a little bit late, kind of like I did, and just the wrestling background,” Gantt told MMA Junkie and other reporters on Tuesday.