CM Punk has signed with the UFC

[BDKiiing]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sgt_Carnage

Which is funny because he was the main guy in WWE who was whining when guys like The Rock and Lesnar were doing the exact same thing.

It's really not comparable at all. No even in the slightest. Dana actually knows what's best for business.

[areobee401]

Working as a commentator or in-studio analyst for UFC would be something Punk could be good at after he gets competitive fighting out of his system.

[Ejfalcon9]

Glad to see a few people actually understand what Punk is doing and not just jumping to conclusions. I've seen people say hes doing it for the money, publicity stunt, doing it to stick it to the WWE...to be honest I think it's just something he really wants to do and has never had that opportunity while he was with the WWE. It's well known he's been a fan of the sport for a long time and loves to train. Will he do well? Who knows, but I doubt he's in denial and plans on fighting for his weightclasses belt. He's gonna do a few fights and have fun, simple as that.

[woody2goody]

Quote: Originally Posted by areobee401

Working as a commentator or in-studio analyst for UFC would be something Punk could be good at after he gets competitive fighting out of his system.

I reckon that's what will happen. He would be an amazing commentator.

Don't underestimate him though, I reckon he will be better at the fight game than people will give him credit for.

[LingeringRegime]

I don't know anything about the guy, I haven't keep up with wrestling since I was 12. But, I wish him the best.

[redsrule]

I think this is stupid, especially since he isn't a 265 pound mammoth who was an elite college wrestler like Lesnar, but at least he seems honest about this and not spouting BS which is refreshing. They will probably find a giant tomato can for his debut but even then, I would be surprised if he ever makes any "noise".

[Thrash13]

Punk wouldn't have signed a deal with the UFC if he wasn't capable of competing at a high level. He's a very smart and calculating businessman, so he'll definitely be fully prepared to win when he steps into the octagon for the first time.

That being said, it will be a disaster if they stick him in the octagon with a top-5 guy every fight just to make big money. There's no way he's ready for that kind of competition yet.

He would've been a great guy to throw on The Ultimate Fighter to give that show a boost (not sure they're even doing anymore though), and it would've been much better competition for him than the top guys.

I'm interested to see how it goes, but I would've liked to see him fight once or twice in another promotion before bringing his services to the UFC.

[p_rushing]

I'm fine with the UFC signing him if he has some MMA fight experience. As he hasn't fought, there is no way I would sign him unless you were putting him in TUF. I know he has trained before, but having no fight experience sounds like a terrible decision. Hopefully the UFC had him tryout and see that he can actually fight.