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CM Punk has ‘no regrets’ competing in UFC but admits, ‘What the f*ck was I thinking?’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 20:04:04 +0000

When CM Punk reflects on the surreal moment of fighting in the UFC, he feels a mix of satisfaction and bewilderment. The former WWE champion and pro wrestling star made his octagon debut with no MMA experience in 2016. Punk started training in early 2015 with Duke Roufus, who coached the likes of former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and top welterweight contender Belal Muhammad. Although Punk’s short stint in the UFC didn’t go well – a quick submission loss to Mickey Gall followed by a lackluster unanimous decision loss to Mike Jackson that was later overturned when Jackson tested positive for marijuana – he’s happy to have taken the chance. “I asked my wife the other day, because I said something, I was just like, ‘Yeah, what was I, like, 35 when I fought?’ And she was just like, ‘Oh no, you were like 36 or 37,’” Punk said on “The MMA Hour.” “And I just went, ‘What the f*ck was I thinking?’ I’m glad I did it. Zero regrets

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CM Punk reflects on rough UFC career

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:21:45 +0000

CM Punk will forever be regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of his generation, but he wasn’t able to replicate that success when he ventured into the world of mixed martial arts. The WWE star has competed all around the world for various promotions and has captured multiple championships. He achieved significant heights as an entertainer both before and after his UFC career, so where did it all go wrong for ‘The Best in the World’ inside the octagon

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Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar, and more huge UFC salaries revealed

BAD MMA News — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 19:55:01 +0000

At all levels of the sport, there seems to be some problem with the pay some fighters receive while putting their lives on the line inside the cage. The UFC is the pinnacle of the sport and understandably pays the best compared to their competition and proof of that has now been revealed. Recently, the UFC antitrust court documents were released to the public and two competitors raked in an ungodly amount. Conor McGregor is unsurprisingly the highest-paid athlete to compete in the UFC and some of his pay has been disclosed through several of his fights

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Back in pro wrestling, CM Punk no longer on UFC roster

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 18:38:04 +0000

Back in professional wrestling, CM Punk is putting his MMA career behind him – at least for now. On Tuesday, the UFC removed Punk (0-1) from its “active” online roster list and dubbed him a “former fighter.” Shortly thereafter, MMA Junkie confirmed via a person with knowledge of the change that Punk opted out of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency testing pool at the start of 2021. It is unclear whether or not the UFC still retains his rights should he decide an MMA comeback is in store

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Video: Ex-UFC fighter CM Punk returns to pro wrestling, sends AEW crowd into frenzy

BAD MMA News — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 02:59:30 +0000

CM Punk is back in the world of professional wrestling. After weeks of anticipation by the pro wrestling community, Punk returned to a thunderous ovation at AEW Rampage, which took place at United Center in his hometown of Chicago.

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Video: Massive insect causes hilarious mid-bout timeout at CFFC 99

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:48:12 +0000

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, MMA finds a way to catch you off guard. Saturday at CFFC 99 , a sudden and unexpected wildlife sighting in Biloxi, Miss., caused an unexpected timeout mid-fight during the co-main event between former UFC and Bellator fighter Nah-Shon Burrell and the infamous mid-fight finger-loser Khetag Pliev . As Burrell (18-11) and Pliev (5-2) built the tempo of their high-paced slugfest, a giant green moth swooped seemingly out of nowhere and visibly startled the combatants

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Surprised news finally came out, Mike Jackson gives his side of overturned UFC 225 result of CM Punk fight

BAD MMA News — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:06:07 +0000

For three years, Mike Jackson kept his positive marijuana test on the down-low. Upon MMA Junkie’s uncovering Thursday of the overturned UFC 225 result of his fight vs. CM Punk from June 2018, Jackson (0-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) couldn’t help but shrug and chuckle. “I thought something was going to come out about it and nothing ever came out,” Jackson told MMA Junkie on Thursday. “So I was just like, all right, whatever. And then, yesterday happened and I was like, all right, it’s like ‘weed day’ or something.” When Jackson received word of his positive test in late 2018 he was slightly surprised.

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CM Punk’s UFC 225 loss overturned due to Mike Jackson’s positive marijuana test

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:41:26 +0000

It’s been more than three years since Phil “ CM Punk ” Brooks stepped foot inside a UFC cage. For the duration of his absence from MMA competition, everyone – Punk included – thought his record stood at no wins with two losses. As it turns out, that’s not the case. MMA Junkie learned through a Freedom of Information Act request and subsequent confirmation from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation that Punk’s unanimous decision loss to Mike Jackson at UFC 225 has been overturned to a no contest

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MMA Junkie’s Fights Passed: The craziest combat sports highlights for the week ending Aug. 18

BAD MMA News — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:35:03 +0000

UFC Fight Pass prides itself on delivering an incredibly robust lineup of combat sports offerings – but how can anyone watch it all? You don’t have to. Let us do it for you. In this week’s edition of “Fights Passed,” MMA Junkie lead staff reporter John Morgan takes a look back at the best moments that streamed live on UFC Fight Pass for the week ending Aug. 18, 2019. The slate this week included CFFC 77 in New Jersey, where commentator CM Punk claimed his first MMA victory and the night’s featured combatants delivered blistering knockouts; Kinectic 1 in California, where a sensational display of grappling claimed victory at the team event; and Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds 3 , where an inaugural welterweight champion was crowned.

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CM Punk opens up on CFFC commentator job, why he took it

BAD MMA News — Sat, 11 May 2019 13:59:20 +0000

Phil “ CM Punk ” Brooks didn’t plan on getting back into MMA as a color commentator. But then an old friend came calling. Former UFC public relations chief Dave Sholler thought of him when he took a job with regional powerhouse Cage Fury Fighting Championships. Ever since, it’s been off to the races

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