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TUF 5: Where Are They Now? | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Ruediger is best remembered as a guy who thought colonics were more viable weight-cutting options than just not eating any cake before a fight. That was eventually proven wrong, and he was basically shamed out of the UFC.

He made a return on short notice to fight Joe Lauzon in Boston in 2010, a fight that he lost in incredibly short order. Another loss, to Paul Taylor, put him on the chopping block with an 0-3 record all-time in the promotion, and he hasn't been back.