{"id":274001,"date":"2018-04-05T16:19:59","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T23:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=274001"},"modified":"2018-04-05T16:19:59","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T23:19:59","slug":"dana-white-announces-cm-punks-next-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cm-punk\/dana-white-announces-cm-punks-next-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White announces CM Punk’s next fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phil Brooks better known as CM Punk will be making a return<\/a> to the UFC Octagon.<\/p>\n

Dana White told TMZ<\/a> that the former professional wrestler will be fighting Mike Jackson. \u201cThat\u2019s the fight,\u201d White told TMZ. <\/p>\n

\"CM<\/p>\n

Both Punk and Jackson have just one professional fight and lost in their professional UFC debuts. Interestingly, Punk and Jackson share the same opponent, Micky Gall who won both fights with a rear-naked choke in the first round. Gall fought Jackson<\/a> at UFC Fight Night 82 back in February 2016 ending the fight in 45 seconds. Gall then fought Punk<\/a> in September 2016 and finished the fight at 2:14 of round one.<\/p>\n

It was unknown after Punk’s UFC debut if he would get another fight in the Octagon. Fans that have wanted to see Punk get another shot in the UFC are being granted their wish.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

TMZ stated that the matchup is being targeted for UFC 225 in Chicago, which takes place on June 9. Punk also stated earlier in March that he would be fighting<\/a> on that date.<\/p>\n

The current UFC 225 card includes the following matchups:<\/p>\n

Champ Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero \u2013 Middleweight Title Fight
\nCarla Esparza vs. Claudia Gadelha
\nCurtis Blaydes vs. Alistair Overeem
\nJoseph Benavidez vs. Sergio Pettis
\nRashad Evans vs. Anthony Smith
\nAndrei Arlovski vs. Tai Tuivasa
\nRashad Coulter vs. Allen Crowder
\nDan Ige vs. Mike Santiago
\nCM Punk vs. Mike Jackson<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on the fight matchup between CM Punk and Mike Jackson? Let’s discuss this one in the comment section.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 4\/5\/2018.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Phil Brooks better known as CM Punk will be making a return to the UFC Octagon. Dana White told TMZ that the former professional wrestler will be fighting Mike Jackson. \u201cThat\u2019s the fight,\u201d White told TMZ. Both Punk and Jackson have just one professional fight and lost in their professional UFC debuts. Interestingly, Punk and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54447,"featured_media":205123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10148,39448],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDana White announces CM Punk's next fight | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Phil Brooks better known as CM Punk will be making a return to the UFC Octagon. 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