Will Phil Brooks (CM Punk) ever make his MMA debut?

[The Natural Born Runner]

Interested to hear all your opinions, here is mine:

He will fight, I guarantee it.

If he doesn't fight, he'll end up back in the WWE and have to eat Vince McMahon's shit for leaving on bad terms.

He's fucked, because I don't think he's "that" rich - not exactly a huge star for years and years like Cena, Rock, Austin, Triple H, Orton or Batista. Also the longer time goes on, the more of an afterthought he becomes. He arrived in the UFC at a time where he was still a fresh and prominent name in the WWE, he now hasn't wrestled for 2 years, people are starting to forget him.

AJ also retired I believe, which kind of begs the question "how are they making money"? Houses, cars, clothes, bills etc. do not pay for themselves. He'll probably get over a million dollars to fight, so he needs this fight.

He's going to get served though, and it will be his only fight, I've only heard negative press around his prep.

Watch this space. CM Punk is coming (not in a good way).

 

[Headkicktoleg]

Probably not

 

[chitoortiz]

I doubt it.

After seeing Mickey Gall fighting up close, he probably had second thoughts.

 

[Darwinambrosius]

Nope.

 

[Patrick Jane]

Punk has said years ago that he could retire if he wanted to. And that was even before he was at his most popular.

 

[MrDoctor]

I don't think he will but not for lack of trying. I think he really wants to but he's so past his prime that even though his heart is willing but his body can't keep up.

 

[knowsitall]

Don't care really...

 

[Luger]

He looked like he could not wait to get in there

 

[Yukarin]

I would be surprised to see him pull out after all this promotion, but it's pretty obvious that Gall will absolutely trash him. I mean there's no way he's going to be able to make up for all those decades of no martial arts training whatsoever in just two years. They should have had the loser of that one fight him and not the guy with some promise...

 

[mb23100]

At this point I honestly hope not

 

[UL]

Doubt it, he's a random person to me, so not really bothered if he does or doesn't.

If he's on a card I'm watching anyway, then I'll tune in for his fight, otherwise I'm not fussed.

 

[The Natural Born Runner]

Punk has said years ago that he could retire if he wanted to. And that was even before he was at his most popular.

Do you reckon he's rich enough to retire?

 

[CM Monk]

Yes, he will. He will knock out Wonderboy in his debut and will submit Maia in his second fight... on UFC 2.

 

[zxyss25]

I read this thread title quicky and thought it was about Will Brooks haha

Really excited for him to come to the UFC...hopefully he doesnt get the Askren treatment

 

[Lil Smokie]

From everything I've ever seen, the odds are always stacked against CM Punk, yet he always finds a way to win.

 

[Deleted member 465145]

GOD I hope not.
Go to Bellator where shame has dwindled

 

[qw3rty]

Will Brooks, yes
Phil Brooks, no

 

[Tormund]

You don't think Punk is a star? He isn't a house hold name to mainstream media like the Rock etc but he made enough money just from his merchandise to retire and live out his life happily.

 

[GOAT]

I'll watch if it happens, but it's not something I'm waiting on.

 

[Sonny Qc]

He announce in 2014 he was coming to the UFC...

now he's 38 yrs old...
with a broken body...

He's never going to be ready...

He might fight one day, but the UFC need to find somebody else than Gall
need to fight way lower opposition