{"id":149785,"date":"2015-06-15T17:05:15","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T00:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=149785"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:04:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:04:38","slug":"cm-punks-ufc-debut-could-be-pushed-back-to-20161","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/cm-punks-ufc-debut-could-be-pushed-back-to-20161\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Punk Talks UFC Debut: ‘I Wouldn’t Be Mad If It Was in 2016’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Since the announcement was made at the end of 2014, the mixed martial arts community has been buzzing about the details surrounding CM Punk’s UFC debut. Punk chose to train with Duke Roufus in Milwaukee, so he has the likes of Anthony Pettis and Ben Askren getting him ready for his octagon debut.<\/p>\n

When will his octagon debut be? Possibly not until 2016, if Punk has anything to say about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m super OK with it if my accountant is,\u201d Punk said about a 2016 debut while on the “Anik and Florian Podcast”<\/a>. \u201cI know Duke has told me, and I think he\u2019s been public with it, that he would like a full 12 months before he signed off on me fighting. I\u2019ve had zero talks with Dana, or Lorenzo, or Joe Silva— anybody— about an opponent, about a date. I\u2019m thankful for that because there\u2019s zero pressure on that, too.”<\/p>\n

Punk knows fans are anxious to hear about his debut, and his haters are just as anxious to see if he can cut it in the UFC. \u201cI think a lot of people are antsy. They\u2019re saying on Twitter, \u2018Ah, you\u2019re never going to fight.\u2019 This was just announced in what? November? December? I\u2019ve been training full time for like six months. As bad as I have the itch to get in there, I want to be as prepared as I possibly can be.”<\/p>\n

Punk is looking to make a career out of this and is looking at the big picture; He wants to fight for more than just one match. “…This isn\u2019t a one-and-done thing for me. I\u2019m not looking to fight just once, win, lose or draw,” Punk said. “This is something I\u2019m training for, and I feel like it would be a super waste of time if I was just training for one fight or anything like that, if I wasn\u2019t just making a career out of it. Getting beat up in the gym every day wouldn\u2019t be worth it in the big picture.”<\/p>\n

Punk concluded, \u201cI\u2019m not saying I\u2019m going to make a title run or anything like that, but I\u2019m also… I\u2019m looking to maximize my time [with the UFC]. If I wind up fighting in 2016, I\u2019m not going to be upset about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who do you want to watch CM Punk fight in his UFC debut?<\/p>\n

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