{"id":278275,"date":"2018-06-10T08:29:12","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T15:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=278275"},"modified":"2018-06-10T08:29:12","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T15:29:12","slug":"dana-white-updates-on-status-of-cm-punk-mike-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cm-punk\/dana-white-updates-on-status-of-cm-punk-mike-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White updates on status of CM Punk, Mike Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, in the opening bout of the UFC 225 main card, Mike &#8220;The Truth&#8221; Jackson picked up a decisive decision win over former pro wrestler CM Punk. He did not, however, impress UFC President Dana White in doing so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t put that kid in the Contender Series,\u201d White said of Jackson post-fight (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/06\/dana-white-cm-punk-ufc-career-over-loss-idiot-mike-jackson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAjunkie.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Punk] got clipped a lot in that fight, and it looked like he was hurt,\u201d White continued. \u201cMichael Jackson I\u2019m not happy with. This guy was acting like a goofball tonight. You get this opportunity to fight CM Punk, and you\u2019re doing, like, bolo punches to the body on top. Never looked like he was trying to finish the fight ever. Looked like he could have finished the fight a few times. Never tried.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what that guy did for a living before we gave him the shot, but whatever it was, he needs to go back and do that again. He\u2019s 0-2 as far as I\u2019m concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having heard White&#8217;s criticisms, Jackson took to Twitter to defend his performance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m legit confused here. I\u2019m trying to figure out how I was \u201ccocky\u201d &amp; \u201ctaunting\u201d?! I\u2019m sorry, I didn\u2019t knock out Phil, dude is hella tough. And I didn\u2019t want to get caught with some dumb shit. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ucCb0y8HwT\">pic.twitter.com\/ucCb0y8HwT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTruthJackson\/status\/1005705288916328449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m legit confused here. I\u2019m trying to figure out how I was &#8216;cocky&#8217; &amp; &#8216;taunting&#8217;?&#8221; he said. &#8220;I\u2019m sorry, I didn\u2019t knock out Phil, dude is hella tough. And I didn\u2019t want to get caught with some dumb shit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Given that White feels that Jackson, the fight&#8217;s winner, should hang up the gloves, it should come as no surprise that he thinks CM Punk should give up on his MMA dreams too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, it should be a wrap,\u201d White said. &#8220;[Punk is] 39 years old. 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