CM Punk: Lesnar has offered to help me
CM Punk recently appeared on a local news station in Wisconsin and discuss his training, potential debut timeframe, and a phone call he got from Brock Lesnar.
Brock Lesnar did exactly what CM Punk is trying to do, transition from the world of professional wrestling into professional mixed martial arts. Lesnar was a high level collegiate wrestler and Punk (real name Phil Brooks) has been studying jiu-jitsu and recently began training at Roufus Sports for his debut, hopefully by the end of the year.
Brooks recently appeared on a local news station in Wisconsin and discuss his training, potential debut timeframe, and a phone call he got from Brock Lesnar:
Lesnar and Punk are friends, having wrestled each other in WWE back in the summer of 2013. As a new fighter, Punk said Lesnar has made himself a resource if necessary.
“I’ve talked to him and he’s offered all his help, even if it’s just bug him with a stupid question. It’s cool to know he supports me. He’s a good guy to know, I think.”
When asked if there was anything he can take away from pro wrestling that can help him in UFC, Punk said the two are quite similar.
“I think MMA is pro wrestling,” Punk said. “If you go back to the early 1900’s and the whole genesis of professional wrestling, and then you go back to the early beginnings of MMA, it was all pro wrestlers.”
Punk noted that without the media and attractions surrounding MMA, it wouldn’t be as popular as it is.
“The characters, the action, the media, the mouths,” Punk added. “There’s a reason people are interested in this, whether it’s good or it’s bad, whether they love me or they hate me.”
He said when it’s necessary, he’ll still be able to deliver on a microphone and sell a fight as he did in WWE.
But when will that fight be for Punk?
“I’m not sure,” Punk said. “My attitude is I’d fight tomorrow, but I’d pretty much know the outcome. I’m on an accelerated path. This is college and I’m cramming four years of college into one year.”