Punk may be 0-2 in the UFC, but he still loves to train when endless TV and movie projects don’t get in the way.
CM Punk got a second chance at hanging in the UFC back in June – a fight against fellow low caliber fighter Mike Jackson at UFC 225. The fight didn’t go so well for Punk, with Jackson blanking him 30-26 on all three scorecards. That’s bad enough that three judges gave Mike a 10-8 round.
These poor results might be enough to deter lesser men, but Punk still sounds like he’s in love with MMA … or the training, at the very least. In a new interview with 411 Mania (no relation), the former WWE superstar gave us an update on his busy life and what he thinks is next fighting-wise.
”From January until my fight, I was inundated with offers to do all kinds of other stuff,” Punk revealed. “But focus had to be on the fight and the camp and all that stuff. So, what I’m doing now since my fight is I’m finishing all these other projects that I’ve been doing.”
”Today’s my first day off from a four-week movie shoot,” he continued. “It’s week three, and this is like the first day that I’m off. Prior to that, I was up in Toronto working on a Soska Sisters remake of the legendary Cronenberg film, Rabid. It’s a film I’m working on now. They’re kind of futzing with the title, but I think they’ve settled on ‘Girl on the Third Floor.’ And there’s a whole bunch of other stuff in the queue I’m kinda just working on and working my way through.”
Even with all the projects, MMA still has a place in his life.
”As soon as I wrap here, I’ll be right back in the gym,” Punk said.
”I think the main difference about how life used to be and how I am now is instead of worrying about what’s next while the current project is going on, I’m more in the moment,” he said. “I’m enjoying what I’m doing. I think that’s why I love MMA training so much just because you’re there, and you’re not worried about what’s behind. I’m worried about what’s in front of me right now.”
But Punk is less gung-ho about getting back into the cage for an actual fight following his last loss. When asked if he’d take another real fight, he didn’t commit.
“I don’t know, I’m focused on this movie right now,” he said. “You’ll have to ask me when we wrap, which is in a couple weeks.”
We’re sure Bellator would be willing and interested in giving Punk an interesting fight … if the UFC releases him, which isn’t a guarantee at all.