Joe Rogan Gives Brutally Honest Take On CM Punk’s UFC 225 Position

Rogan didn’t hold back on why Punk shouldn’t be fighting on the main card.

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Longtime UFC color commentator Joe Rogan is known to speak his mind and did just that about CM Punk.

The former WWE superstar had a goal in mind, which was to be a pro-MMA fighter and UFC President Dana White gave him his shot despite not having a ton of experience nor an amateur fight before offering him a contract to fight inside of the Octagon under the promotion’s banner.

Punk made his UFC debut in a welterweight bout against Mickey Gall back at the UFC 203 pay-per-view event in September of 2016.

As seen in the fight, Gall dominated Punk and submitted him in just minutes in the very first round. This fight also marked Punk’s pro-MMA debut.

It’s already been announced that he would fight Mike Jackson at the upcoming UFC 225 pay-per-view event.

During a recent edition of his podcast, Rogan made it clear that he doesn’t care about the argument from some fans that he is a draw on PPV.

He added that Punk doesn’t even deserve to be on Dana White’s series late alone on the main card of a pay-per-view event. Here is what he had to say (transcript courtesy of MMANytt):

“It shouldn’t even be on the ‘Tuesday Night Contender’ show. It should be in some amateur event somewhere. That’s really what they are. They’re guys learning how to compete. They’re in the first fight on the pay-per-view. That’s f–king crazy.”

The UFC 225 pay-per-view event slated to go down on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

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Joe Rogan Says CM Punk Shouldn’t Even be on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) color commentator Joe Rogan isn’t a fan of seeing CM Punk on the main card of a pay-per-view again. Punk is set to compete in his second UFC bout on June 9. Punk will go one-on-one with Mike Jackson in the mai…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) color commentator Joe Rogan isn’t a fan of seeing CM Punk on the main card of a pay-per-view again. Punk is set to compete in his second UFC bout on June 9. Punk will go one-on-one with Mike Jackson in the main card opener of UFC 225. The former WWE champion […]

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CM Punk Responds To Critics Of His Position On UFC 225 Card

CM Punk had quite the response to this criticism.

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CM Punk understands fans criticizing the fact that he will be on the main card of a UFC PPV event in his second fight.

UFC President Dana White is giving former WWE champion and current UFC welterweight fighter another shot in the promotion.

It’s already been announced that he would fight Mike Jackson at the upcoming UFC 225 pay-per-view event.

Punk made his UFC debut in a welterweight bout against Mickey Gall back at the UFC 203 pay-per-view event in September of 2016.

As seen in the fight, Gall dominated Punk and submitted him in just minutes in the very first round. This fight also marked Punk’s pro-MMA debut.

On Monday, Punk decided that he would comment on a thread posted on Twitter involving UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman criticizing the former WWE Champion’s placement on the card of this upcoming event. He wrote the following:

“I understand too. If it was up to me, I’d be first fight on fight pass. Don’t matter to me.  Fans like to be outraged by stuff that doesn’t matter. (Appreciate the support Mr. Coleman!!!!!  You’re truly the man).”

The UFC 225 pay-per-view event slated to go down on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is slated to defend his title against Yoel Romero at this upcoming pay-per-view event, which will serve as the main event. Here is the updated card for the show:

Champ Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero – for middleweight title
Colby Covington vs. Rafael dos Anjos – for interim welterweight title
Curtis Blaydes vs. Alistair Overeem
Andrei Arlovski vs. Tai Tuivasa
CM Punk vs. Mike Jackson
Megan Anderson vs. Holly Holm
Mirsad Bektic vs. Ricardo Lamas
Carla Esparza vs. Claudia Gadelha
Bobby Green vs. Clay Guida
Rashad Evans vs. Anthony Smith
Joseph Benavidez vs. Sergio Pettis
Dan Ige vs. Mike Santiago
Rashad Coulter vs. Chris De La Rocha

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CM Punk Comments on the Placement of His UFC 225 Bout

If you were a member of the UFC brass, where would you place CM Punk on a PPV card? What do you do with an 0-1 MMA fighter who has 2.78 million Twitter followers? If you’re a purist, your initial response might be, “If I were a member of the UFC brass,…

If you were a member of the UFC brass, where would you place CM Punk on a PPV card? What do you do with an 0-1 MMA fighter who has 2.78 million Twitter followers? If you’re a purist, your initial response might be, “If I were a member of the UFC brass, I wouldn’t have […]

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CM Punk Comments on the Placement of His UFC 225 Bout

If you were a member of the UFC brass, where would you place CM Punk on a PPV card? What do you do with an 0-1 MMA fighter who has 2.78 million Twitter followers? If you’re a purist, your initial response might be, “If I were a member of the UFC brass,…

If you were a member of the UFC brass, where would you place CM Punk on a PPV card? What do you do with an 0-1 MMA fighter who has 2.78 million Twitter followers? If you’re a purist, your initial response might be, “If I were a member of the UFC brass, I wouldn’t have […]

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