C.M. Punk to UFC?

By Sean Farrell

Former WWE Superstar C.M. Punk has been making headlines all week long after his rant about the WWE and why he left the company. Punk is still making headlines, but this time about a rumor of joining the UFC.

Punk will be attending UFC 181 in Las Vegas. UFC President Dana White said on The Jim Rome Show the two will talk.

White said “He left the WWE for whatever reason, he’s a huge fan of the UFC, he’s been training for a few years now, and he’s interested in fighting. I’m interested in talking to him. CM Punk is coming to the show this weekend, and we’re going to talk.” White went on to add “You never know (if you can fight) until you get in there. I didn’t know if Brock could fight. I thought Brock was crazy for coming over here. But, the difference with Brock Lesnar is Brock was a world-class wrestler. I don’t know. We’ll see. He’s not a guy that we would do what we did with Brock; we threw Brock right to the wolves. Brock started fighting all the top heavyweights in the world because of his wrestling background. CM Punk, we would bring him in just like any regular fighter, and he would fight a guy with a similar record to his, which is 0-0.”

I don’t expect Punk to become a fighter. I do expect him to do what he does best and that is talk. Punk will make a great spokesperson and mouthpiece for the UFC. But as a fighter? Not so much. We’ll see if anything comes from this.