{"id":278279,"date":"2018-06-10T08:42:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T15:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=278279"},"modified":"2018-06-10T08:42:55","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T15:42:55","slug":"mike-jackson-has-nothing-but-respect-for-cm-punk-praises-foes-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mike-jackson\/mike-jackson-has-nothing-but-respect-for-cm-punk-praises-foes-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Jackson has &#8220;nothing but respect&#8221; for CM Punk, praises foe&#8217;s heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, in the opener of the UFC 225 main card, Mike Jackson picked up a lopsided decision win over former pro wrestler CM Punk.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the fact that Punk seemed to have very little to offer Jackson in this fight, the former WWE star&#8217;s heart impressed onlookers worldwide. Apparently, it also impressed Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson heaped praise on his vanquished foe in a classy post-fight statement.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bj2TJwplmRh\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last night was an incredible experience that I\u2019ll never forget,&#8221; Jackson said of the bout in a statement on Instagram. &#8220;Let me start by thanking [CM Punk] for the opportunity, I\u2019m aware I wouldn\u2019t be here without him. As I\u2019ve said in multiple times, and to the man himself, I have nothing but respect for Phil. He has done something that many would NEVER consider doing; his heart could fill the United Center.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As far as the fight, I hit him with some heat and looked to finish the fight in the 1st, but he kept coming. I made the right play and played it smart, knowing the circumstances I was in and what was at stake if I were to lose.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As I anticipated, I played the heel coming into Chicago, and looks like I\u2019ll continue being the heel once I\u2019m gone. Many have misinterpreted what I said in my post fight interview with [Joe Rogan], that\u2019s your opinion and I can\u2019t help that. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Jackson was absolutely dominant against Punk,<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cm-punk\/dana-white-updates-on-status-of-cm-punk-mike-jackson\/\"> he did not impress UFC President Dana White<\/a>, who assured his days in the UFC&#8217;s Octagon are over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Punk] got clipped a lot in that fight, and it looked like he was hurt,\u201d White said 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>). \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>What did you think of Mike Jackson and CM Punk&#8217;s UFC 225 fight?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 6\/10\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, in the opener of the UFC 225 main card, Mike Jackson picked up a lopsided decision win over former pro wrestler CM Punk. Despite the fact that Punk seemed to have very little to offer Jackson in this fight, the former WWE star&#8217;s heart impressed onlookers worldwide. Apparently, it also impressed Jackson. 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