Like his coach on the Ultimate Fighter 6, Tommy Speer is a strong wrestler who grew up on a crop and dairy farm in Elgin, Minnesota. His coach, Matt Hughes, one of the most decorated UFC fighters ever, grew up on a farm as well. Hughes credits much of his success to the hard labor of the farm which developed a natural strength that overwhelms many of his opponents.

Tommy Speer has similar strength. So far on this season of The Ultimate Fighter, he looks like he is one of the strongest guys living in the Ultimate Fighter house. In his last match in the quarterfinals against Ben Saunders, Tommy Speer overwhelmed Saunders taking him down to the mat and holding him there where he pounded Saunders into submission.

Tommy has a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) record of 9 wins and 1 loss, and he’s only 22 years old. Upon graduating high school in 2003, Speer immediately began training in mixed martial arts in Rochester, Minnesota at Fourth Street Boxing. He also trains in Jiu Jitsu at Mario Roberto Jiu Jitsu. Read more… »

It’s too bad that Ben lost his fight tonight against Tommy on the Ultimate Fighter 6. I was rooting for Ben, mostly because I imagine if I were a cage fighter, I’d be like Ben.

I think he described his style as Jeet Kun Do. Awesome. I loved Bruce Lee growing up, always wanted to be like him. Read more… »