MMA Fighting<\/a> about the criticism of his new Roufusport teammate and student.<\/p>\n“Maybe jealousy,” Askren said. “I would guess that’s a pretty good answer. He’s been famous, he’s made a lot of money, he’s got a hot wife. There’s a lot of things about him that people would probably be jealous of. I would guess that’s it.”<\/p>\n
Some skeptics have come up with the theory that the UFC signing Punk has all been a marketing ploy and the former WEE star will never actually fight in the Octagon.<\/p>\n
“If he’s not gonna fight, he fooled me,” said Askren. “I’ve heard that and people have asked me that. He’s in the gym all the time and he’s training all the time, so that would sure be a lot of effort to put into a publicity stunt. You’d think if it was a publicity stunt he’d maybe show up once a week or once a month. For a while before he was injured, he was in there twice a day, every day.”<\/p>\n
While Punk has yet to sign a fight with an opponent, both fans and skeptics will have to wait and see what comes of the former WWE star. As far as Askren\u2019s outlook on Punk\u2019s career in MMA, he doesn\u2019t see anything holding him back.<\/p>\n
“Success is a skill and the guy has been super successful in another field,” Askren said. “So I don’t think there’s any reason why he can’t be successful at this one.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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