{"id":276471,"date":"2018-05-15T02:48:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T09:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=276471"},"modified":"2018-05-15T02:58:33","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T09:58:33","slug":"cm-punk-doesnt-care-about-the-ufc-225-bout-placement-if-it-was-up-to-me-id-be-first-fight-on-fight-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cm-punk\/cm-punk-doesnt-care-about-the-ufc-225-bout-placement-if-it-was-up-to-me-id-be-first-fight-on-fight-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Punk doesn&#8217;t care about the UFC 225 bout placement, &#8220;If it was up to me, I&#8217;d be first fight on fight pass.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During UFC 224&#8217;s broadcast this past Saturday, we got our\u00a0first preview for the next big card coming up, UFC 225 on June 9th from Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the preview, we were also treated with the stacked night of fights&#8217; lineup as we had known all the bouts, just not what order that they would be in.<\/p>\n<p>To what should have been to the surprise of none, former professional wrestler, Phil &#8220;CM Punk&#8221; Brooks is again set to compete on the night&#8217;s main card despite losing his very first MMA fight in September 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Many fans voiced their anger with the decision as two 0-1 fighters are billed higher on the card than seven ranked fighters and three former UFC champions.<\/p>\n<p>In a response to another former UFC champion and Hall of Famer, Mark Coleman yesterday, Punk didn&#8217;t disagree with the critique he&#8217;s received.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I understand too. If it was up to me, I&#39;d be first fight on fight pass. Don&#39;t matter to me.  Fans like to be outraged by stuff that doesn&#39;t matter.  (Appreciate the support Mr. Coleman!!!!!  You&#39;re truly the man)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; player\/coach (@CMPunk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMPunk\/status\/996068266698256384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>I understand too. If it was up to me, I&#8217;d be<\/em> <em>first fight on fight pass. Don&#8217;t matter to me. Fans like to be outraged by stuff that doesn&#8217;t matter. (Appreciate the support Mr. Coleman!!!!! You&#8217;re truly the man)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ever since crossing over into the MMA world from pro wrestling, Punk has been very open and honest about how much of a beginner he is and that he just wants to compete and has no control over anything else.<\/p>\n<p>Once UFC 225 was first announced to be taking place in Chicago, it became a safe bet to assume that this would be Punk&#8217;s return to fighting as rumors swirled and Chicago is his hometown. They truly <em>love<\/em> him there, just see the video below for proof&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CM Punk&#039;s Hometown Entrance\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wroqcQVcoIg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Punk will make his sophomore MMA appearance when he takes on Mike Jackson who will be doing the same. 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