{"id":292298,"date":"2018-11-22T06:23:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T14:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=292298"},"modified":"2018-11-27T16:12:03","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T00:12:03","slug":"cm-punk-updates-on-status-with-the-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/cm-punk-updates-on-status-with-the-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Punk updates on status with the UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former pro wrestler CM Punk has now fought twice in the UFC&#8217;s Octagon, but neither fight has worked out the way he planned. While he showed immeasurable heart in both contests, it was clear that his ability was not quite up to snuff, as he was first stopped by Mickey Gall, and then thumped to a decision by Mike Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>All the same, CM Punk says he is still under contract with the UFC, and that he is still undergoing testing through the promotion&#8217;s anti-doping partner the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still have to pee in cups,&#8221; Punk told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2018\/11\/22\/18107262\/still-on-ufc-roster-cm-punk-taking-commentary-gig-with-cffc-very-seriously\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, he believes he could also be released by the promotion at any moment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"I4WEdM\">\u201c[UFC President Dana White] could also call me tomorrow and be like, \u2018Hey you\u2019re cut.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, CM Punk will continue to work in the MMA bubble, as he recently signed on as a commentator for rising regional promotion\u00a0Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC). He&#8217;ll make his commentary debut with the promotion on December 14 at an event that will air on UFC Fight Pass.<\/p>\n<p>The former pro wrestler is taking this new role very seriously.<\/p>\n<p id=\"r9i4sd\">\u201cI\u2019m gonna try to get out there as early as I can, so I can talk to as many people as I can,\u201d CM Punk said. \u201cI want to talk to fighters, their corners, their trainers, their managers, if they have them. Wives, girlfriends, fianc\u00e9s, moms, dads \u2014 whatever. I really want to talk to the fighters and get to know them, so I\u2019m not just talking about, Here\u2019s another woman or another man punching each other. Of course, they want to be in the UFC. There\u2019s stories behind the stories and I kind of want to get to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"Fet1x6\">\u201cIf you look at it on the level of the UFC, you\u2019re always getting Countdown shows and more often than not, it\u2019s frequently the same guy,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019ll use\u00a0Anthony Pettis\u00a0as an example, because he\u2019s a good friend and he\u2019s a good teammate of mine, so nobody can say that I\u2019m trying to trash talk Anthony Pettis. But there\u2019s only so many Countdown shows you can do about Anthony Pettis. You know everything about the guy already.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7I0QX0\">\u201cI think one part of my job will be to try to deliver that Countdown feel, when just speaking about this fighter. I may have 15 minutes to talk about him, I may have 30 seconds to talk about him, depending on how short or long the fight goes. But I think my motivation is to try and get across that these are human beings. 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