Former WWE champ Phil “CM Punk” Brooks appeared on the Colin Cowherd’s “The Herd”. He addressed the persisting rumor that he is only in the UFC for personal reasons and to remain in the public eye. Anyone who has seen him train knows this is not the case and now that he has a fight date and opponent set, well that rumor has been proven to be rubbish.
“I know people think this is a publicity stunt, I’m never going to set foot in the Octagon,” Punk said, after 18 months of nagging injuries that inhibited his training. Now, he will finally compete at UFC 203 against Mickey Gall. To add to the challenges Punk has to overcome, Sportsbook Review has Punk as a +235 underdog. Fair enough, I guess. He is an 0-0 amateur with only 18 months training under his belt and no MMA fighting experience. He doesn’t seem phased, though.
I look forward to proving them wrong, but to me, it’s not super far-fetched to be like, ‘You know what? What if I put three or four wins together? Who’s to say I don’t get a title shot?
I do find it strange that there are those fringe fans that are so in love with [the sport] that they want to try to protect it and for whatever reason, somebody like myself fighting in the UFC somehow degrades the sport. I always think at the end of the day there’s two human beings locked inside of a cage, trying to hurt each other. You can’t really degrade that. There’s something pure about it that nobody outside of that cage can touch.
To wrestling fans who say, ‘Oh, this is B.S. … the ones who say I’m going to fight one time are the same ones now saying I’m never going to make it to the Octagon,” Punk said. “They’re entitled to their opinion, but I’ll prove them all wrong.
What do you think? Will Punk win or get embarrassed?