{"id":284750,"date":"2018-09-11T11:22:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T18:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=284750"},"modified":"2018-09-11T11:22:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T18:22:28","slug":"cm-punk-suggests-he-could-potentially-fight-outside-of-the-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cm-punk\/cm-punk-suggests-he-could-potentially-fight-outside-of-the-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Punk suggests he could potentially fight outside of the UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former pro wrestler CM Punk is now 0-2 as a mixed martial artist. Both of those losses occurred in the UFC’s Octagon, where he was first submitted in the first round by Mickey Gall, then walloped to a decision by Mike Jackson.<\/p>\n

Since his loss to Jackson, which occurred at UFC 225 in June, Punk’s future has been nebulous. More recently, however, CM Punk has suggested that he still plans to continue training in MMA at the very least<\/a>. And speaking on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show<\/a>\u00a0this week, he suggested that he would consider fighting outside the UFC if the UFC is no longer interested in promoting his fights.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s UFC or bust,\u201d CM Punk said (transcript via MMAMania<\/a>). \u201cI\u2019m definitely in a weird position, you know what I mean? There are other places out there, but would I go? Should I go?\u201d<\/p>\n

Whatever the case, CM Punk understands that his big name will likely propel him into lucrative spots wherever he ends up\u2014 though he also understands why the UFC might no longer be interested in him.<\/p>\n

\u201dDeserves got nothing to do with it,\u201d he said. \u201cI still look at it like the world\u2019s my oyster. I\u2019m fortunate enough to kinda pick and choose. I\u2019d be the first to admit \u2013 you know me, I\u2019m brutally honest \u2013 it probably doesn\u2019t make a lot of sense for me to fight in the UFC again. We\u2019ll have to wait and see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

At present, CM Punk is still under contract with the UFC. But, to the best of his knowledge, his contract with the promotion will soon wrap up. This would certainly seem to open the door to his fighting in other promotions, such as Bellator.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there\u2019s a deadline [on that] it\u2019s coming up at the end of the year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Would you be interested in seeing CM Punk fight in promotions outside of the UFC in the future?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 9\/11\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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