CM Punk ‘feverishly’ trying to get another UFC fight

People who want to excel in a sport have followed the same path since time immemorial:
1. Learn the sport.
2. Become good at the sport, which is not easy.
3. Compete in the sport.
4. Become incredibly good as a competitor, which is very, very hard.
5. Turn professional.
6. Become elite, and join the most elite league. Only a rare human being achieves this.

You can truncate this process if you have been through it before in a different sport, but if you haven’t, you can’t. Former WWE superstar Phil ‘CM Punk’ Brooks was a rare human being, but not in a good way. He took a Fire-Ready-Aim approach to becoming an MMA fighter, and the end result was inevitable.

First, Punk signed with the UFC. Then he began to learn mixed martial arts, without a competitive background in any combat sport. His Roufusport BJJ Instructor estimated he had rolled for about two weeks with Rener and Ryron Gracie. Punk did get a green belt in Kenpo karate as a child. And, of course, he was an excellent and compelling professional wrestler.

A 1-0 pro named Mickey Gall called out CM Punk at a regional event with UFC president Dana White in attendance Lookin’ for a Fight, and was selected as Punk’s opponent, if he could get past a minor hurdle, which he could. Gall left CM Punk with a bloody cauliflower ear, and a facial expression like he had been hit for the first time.

During an appearance on UFC Tonight, UFC president Dana White was dubious about Punk’s continued participation.

Is CM Punk going to be a guy who is going to stay in the UFC and continue to fight? Probably not, said White. But he wanted to try it. I like the guy. I respect the guy. He wanted to fight in the UFC. He wanted to do it. He trained for two years, and he did it.

However, CM Punk wants to fight on. He is 38 years old.

“I’m working on it feverishly,” said Brooks. “I’m throwing names at Dana. Opponents, dates. I don’t know if he’s waiting for a Chicago show or what the deal is, but if it doesn’t happen in UFC it will happen somewhere else. [I’m] dedicated to fighting and training, so we’ll get there.

https://twitter.com/CBBonFOX/status/825554309555236865

“>@CMPunk told

.@CMPunk told @CarrlynBathe that he’s hungry to get back in the Octagon again and has been throwing names at Dana White. pic.twitter.com/Cb4uP0Px4X

— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) January 29, 2017

“>@CarrlynBathe that he’s hungry to get back in the Octagon again and has been throwing names at Dana White. pic.twitter.com/Cb4uP0Px4X

— AtTheBuzzer (@TheBuzzerOnFOX) January 29, 2017

While Punk does not have UFC level skills and never will, the UFC is now effectively owned by banks and banks want their money and Punk is a proven PPV draw. So expect White to look for a fight again.

The Green Power Ranger would be cool. Just a suggestion.