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It has been over one year since Phil Brooks, better known as CM Punk made his Octagon debut<\/a>. It wasn’t the outcome Punk or his coach Duke Roufus was hoping for, but it did serve as experience as the former WWE star’s first professional MMA fight.<\/p>\n

Now, a little over a year since his debut and with more training under his belt, there are talks of Brooks getting his second UFC fight<\/a>, according to Roufus.<\/p>\n

\"CM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c(UFC President Dana White) and the matchmakers had their weekly matchmaking meeting yesterday, and we\u2019ll get some news soon,\u201d Roufus recently said on \u201cUFC Unfiltered<\/a>\u201d podcast (transcribed by Mike Bohn for MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cI just think the first time you step in the octagon, there\u2019s something special you\u2019ve got to deal with getting in there. For Punk, this sounds really weird, but now he knows what a beating feels like \u2013 a real beating.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the talks for Punk’s second UFC fight are still up in the air, Roufus said that with the experience of his first fight and all the training done since then, it will all add up to bring a more polished fighter to the Octagon.<\/p>\n

\"CM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI think (a loss like Punk\u2019s at UFC 203) will help a lot of fighters to the point of haunting them, like, \u2018No, I don\u2019t want to feel this way ever again,’\u201d Roufus said. \u201cIt\u2019s not the physical. These guys are tough. It\u2019s the mental anguish. You don\u2019t want to feel that depressing, embarrassing feeling of getting beat up in front of God and everyone. It\u2019s no fun. It\u2019s been great motivation for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who do you think CM Punk should be matched up for his second fight in the Octagon? Let’s throw some names around in the comment section!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 10\/27\/2017.<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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