{"id":122267,"date":"2014-12-11T11:48:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T19:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=122267"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:05:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:05:01","slug":"cm-punk-watch-grow-watch-fight-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/cm-punk-watch-grow-watch-fight-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Punk: &#8220;Watch me grow. 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If you hate me, that is probably even better because you get to watch me get punched in the liver, and punched in the face and people will be trying to choke me and all that other stuff. But, the bottom line is I&#8217;m going to show the world what I am made of because I believe in myself and this is a dream of mine and I&#8217;m chasing it. So, win, lose, or draw in a lot of ways I&#8217;ve already won. I&#8217;m putting myself out there for the world. I&#8217;m a raw nerve and everybody gets to come on this ride with me. I think that is part of the fun of this. It is all about the journey, not so much the destination, but when the destination comes you better believe I&#8217;m going to try to win.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/cm-punk-depth-im-white-belt-bjj-and-little-sparring-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent interview with FOX Sports Live<\/a> (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/cm-punk-depth-im-white-belt-bjj-and-little-sparring-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Replay<\/a><\/strong>), CM Punk discussed &#8216;the bottom&#8217; line, regarding his new career as a UFC fighter.<\/p>\n<p>Are you with him?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If you like fighting and you love me and you want to support me that&#8217;s awesome. Watch me grow. Watch me fight in the UFC. 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