{"id":290741,"date":"2018-11-08T16:58:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T00:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=290741"},"modified":"2018-11-08T16:58:41","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T00:58:41","slug":"cm-punk-joins-cage-fury-fighting-championship-as-a-commentator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cm-punk\/cm-punk-joins-cage-fury-fighting-championship-as-a-commentator\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Punk joins Cage Fury Fighting Championship as a commentator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To put it bluntly, Phil &#8220;CM Punk&#8221; Brooks&#8217; MMA career did not go well. The former WWE star is now hoping commentary will be a better\u00a0fit.<\/p>\n<p>Punk made his MMA debut at UFC 203 where he lost via first-round submission to Mickey Gall. Punk would then\u00a0take almost two years off before returning only to lose a unanimous decision to Mike Jackson at UFC 225 in June.<\/p>\n<p>Many fans believed Punk did not belong in the UFC nor did he belong\u00a0on a pay-per-view main card which he was at for both of his fights.<\/p>\n<p>Now Punk is off to UFC Fight Pass, but not for fighting.<\/p>\n<p>Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) announced today that they have hired Punk as a commentator. CFFC is arguably the top regional promotion in the world. Their fights\u00a0are shown on UFC Fight Pass and Punk will make his commentating debut on December 14 at CFFC 71.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s official &#8211; welcome to the team <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMPunk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CMPunk<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>FULL STORY: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QCeUuWcnVn\">https:\/\/t.co\/QCeUuWcnVn<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CFFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFFC71?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CFFC71<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wrestling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Wrestling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProWrestling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProWrestling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StraightEdge?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StraightEdge<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BorgataAC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BorgataAC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCFightPass?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UFCFightPass<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZSb2QJbQnK\">pic.twitter.com\/ZSb2QJbQnK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) (@CFFCMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFFCMMA\/status\/1060559338966827008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I can\u2019t wait for this opportunity to call the CFFC fights on UFC Fight Pass,&#8221; Punk said in a statement. &#8220;CFFC has a long history of putting on exciting fights featuring some of the sport\u2019s up-and-coming athletes. This card is going to be a lot of fun, and I\u2019m really excited to have the chance to be a part of it.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is unknown if Punk will continue fighting in the UFC or MMA in general. Even though his MMA career did not go as planned, the CFFC feel comfortable in Punk&#8217;s understanding\u00a0of MMA to have him as a broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;CM Punk\u2019s knowledge and passion for MMA is incredible, and his charisma and personality make him a perfect fit for this role,&#8221; CFFC president Rob Haydak said in a statement. &#8220;By pairing him with Mike Gill, a true sports broadcasting veteran who has been around the fight game his whole career in Atlantic City, we have a great combination for our first show on UFC Fight Pass.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see how Punk fares as a commentator in MMA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This article first appeared on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\">BJPenn.com<\/a>\u00a0on 11\/8\/2018<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To put it bluntly, Phil &#8220;CM Punk&#8221; Brooks&#8217; MMA career did not go well. 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