LOS ANGELES—Mixed martial artist Dakota Cochran, who will be competing on FX’s The Ultimate Fighter Live, has been identified as a gay porn performer. Cochran also moonlights as “Danny” for gay porn paysite SeanCody.com.
The MMA blogosphere has lit up and been buzzing about Cochran since the news initially broke last summer, but picked up steam with the reality show’s upcoming premiere.
“Danny” has appeared on SeanCody.com since 2008 in both solo scenes and in hardcore scenes with male performers.
According to UFC President Dana White the organization would be accepting of a homosexual fighter.
“I’ll tell you right now, if there was a gay fighter in UFC, I wish he would come out,” White said. “I could care less if there’s a gay fighter in the UFC. There probably is and there’s probably more than one. I mean, it’s 2012. Give me a break.”
The Ultimate Fighter Live is an MMA reality show that premieres March 9, and is a quest to find the UFC’s next star. Cochran is one of 32 contestants. He earned a spot on the show after defeating World Extreme Cagefighting champ Jamie Varner at last year's Titan Fighting Championship 20. The 25-year-old Nebraska native holds an 11-2 pro MMA record.
