CM Punk is Earning Respect of Other UFC Fighters

At the end of 2014, former WWE and World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk shocked the wrestling and MMA worlds when he announced he would be signing a multi-fight deal with Ultimate Fighting Championship, hoping to debut some time in 2015.

Since the announcement, Punk has been training rigorously, including a live scrimmage that took place earlier this month. He has been working alongside other UFC fighters in an attempt to get himself ready for the big stage.

The Sporting News recently spoke with now-former UFC Lightheavyweight Champion Anthony Pettis, who has been working with Punk, about the former Superstar’s attitude in training. Pettis noted Punk is earning respect of other UFC fighters with his attitude:

“Yes for sure. I just didn’t know what to expect. You see him on TV. I met him a couple times. You really don’t know what to expect from anybody. He came into the gym, you come into the practice room and you have two world champions on the floor, you have CM Punk, you have one of the most Olympic level wrestlers and everybodies is just training together. Everybody blends in and there’s no superstar. There’s no one person who gets more attention. Its just a team full of guys that all want to get better.”

Punk recently noted if UFC brought in Brock Lesnar, the company should put the two of them on the same bill as the pay-per-view would likely break records. He is still expected to debut some time later this year.

Editor’s Note

Good to see Punk isn’t stepping on anyone’s feet. Would be the wrong attitude to have, and I don’t foresee him doing such.

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