{"id":320415,"date":"2019-07-25T12:47:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T19:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=320415"},"modified":"2019-07-25T12:47:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T19:47:09","slug":"cm-punk-still-training-open-to-another-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/cm-punk-still-training-open-to-another-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Punk still training, open to another fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former WWE star CM Punk has now fought twice in the UFC’s Octagon, first losing by submission to Mickey Gall, then losing a lopsided decision to Mike Jackson. Despite these tough losses, however, the gritty pro veteran is still open to getting back on the horse and competing in the Octagon again.<\/p>\n

Punk, who still trains alongside UFC stars at Roufusport every day, discussed his future in the sport in a recent interview with ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t even know what I\u2019m gonna do. I love the s\u2014 out of it, so I still do it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

While Punk doesn’t know what the future holds, he says he still hasn’t officially been released by the UFC.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019m just kind of floating right now,” he said. “But have I been offered anything [in terms of fights]? No, I haven\u2019t. Every time somebody calls me, though, I\u2019m like, ‘Oh, this is it, I\u2019m cut.’ I think I\u2019ve come to terms with it. I\u2019d be like, \u2018All right.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s people out there that will read this interview and for some reason complete strangers will get furious about what\u2019s going on in other people\u2019s lives. I don\u2019t pretend to say what\u2019s fair and what\u2019s right. I just roll with the situation I\u2019m in. If I was gonna fight again, should it be in the UFC? Probably not. But again, I\u2019m not gonna \u2026 be like, \u2018Hey, you should cut me.\u2019 It\u2019ll happen or it won\u2019t happen. I\u2019m not worried about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

While CM Punk has not fought in some time, he has kept busy in the MMA industry, working as a commentator for Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC). He believes its possible his remaining involvement in the sport will be confined to commentary and analysis roles.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, maybe. It definitely feels like that,\u201d Punk said. \u201cThere\u2019s a gray area, obviously. Man, I would love to get a W, but I\u2019m f\u2014ing old. Training camps aren\u2019t easy when you\u2019re old and you have as many miles on your body as I do. I break everything down into, \u2018Do I love this? No, I don\u2019t love it? Then I\u2019m not gonna do it anymore.\u2019 And training and CFFC are things that I very much love to do, so I\u2019m gonna continue to do them.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think the future holds for CM Punk?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 7\/25\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former WWE star CM Punk has now fought twice in the UFC’s Octagon, first losing by submission to Mickey Gall, then losing a lopsided decision to Mike Jackson. Despite these tough losses, however, the gritty pro veteran is still open to getting back on the horse and competing in the Octagon again. 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