Henry Cejudo has suddenly found himself in the middle of the WWE world. Shortly after his recent flyweight title defense over TJ Dillashaw, Cejudo revealed he has a crush on WWE star Nikki Bella. Bella then responded to Cejudo’s offer to date her…
Henry Cejudo has suddenly found himself in the middle of the WWE world. Shortly after his recent flyweight title defense over TJ Dillashaw, Cejudo revealed he has a crush on WWE star Nikki Bella. Bella then responded to Cejudo’s offer to date her, to which she accepted and said she’d like to train with the […]
Henry Cejudo has suddenly found himself in the middle of the WWE world. Shortly after his recent flyweight title defense over TJ Dillashaw, Cejudo revealed he has a crush on WWE star Nikki Bella. Bella then responded to Cejudo’s offer to date her…
Henry Cejudo has suddenly found himself in the middle of the WWE world. Shortly after his recent flyweight title defense over TJ Dillashaw, Cejudo revealed he has a crush on WWE star Nikki Bella. Bella then responded to Cejudo’s offer to date her, to which she accepted and said she’d like to train with the […]
Mike Jackson has reacted to one top WWE superstar thinking he could beat him in an MMA fight.
That star is former WWE champion Daniel Bryan. This WWE talent has been a long-time follower of MMA and even did some training at Xtreme Couture in 2009. Bryan holds a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and uses the techniques that he has learned in his pro wrestling matches.
However, Bryan does have a history of suffering concussions as he was forced to retire from in-ring competition in 2016 as a result but was finally cleared by a team of medical experts back in March and is now back in the sports entertainment company as a full-time wrestler.
During a recent live Instagram story that was posted by his wife, Brie Bella, Bryan was asked if he could beat Jackson and Bryan replied with the following:
“Did they just ask me if I could beat Mike Jackson in a fight?” Bryan said. “I could beat him on the ground, for sure, I think. If the WWE would let me fight in the UFC, maybe [I would prove it].”
As seen in the opening bout of the main card for Saturday’s (June 9, 2018) UFC 225 pay-per-view event at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, Jackson was able to beat Punk, real name Phil Brooks, by unanimous decision.
It didn’t take long for Jackson to respond to Bryan’s comments and had a lot to say.
“A friend of mine, who is a journalist reached out and said, ‘Yo, did you hear Daniel Bryan called you out?’” Jackson said to FanSided. “I was like, ‘What are you talking about?’ He sends it to me and I remember seeing that headline. I was like, ‘Yo, this is getting out of control now.’
“He says, ‘Man, I can beat him on the ground in a UFC fight.’ Look Daniel Bryan; I will do you worse than I did your man Punk because I will have no reservations in punching this guy in the face 100-percent. And at will. . .
“If Daniel Bryan wants the smoke, just call me the chimney man because I’ve got the smoke.”
This led to Jackson also taking to social media to comment on the statements made by Bryan as well as send him a warning.
“Hey, @WWEDanielBryan, don’t let your mouth write a check your ass can’t cash. You don’t want to get potatoed like your mans did at #UFC225.”
Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan might be retired from the squared circle, but that doesn’t stop him from rolling on the mats.
Bryan, who had an emotional real-life retirement on live WWE television earlier this year, took to socia…
Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan might be retired from the squared circle, but that doesn’t stop him from rolling on the mats.
Bryan, who had an emotional real-life retirement on live WWE television earlier this year, took to social media on Tuesday to share a photo of himself at the NW HIT Center with Robert Owens.
Daniel Bryan is a noted Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and has worked several times throughout the years at various gyms, including former UFC and WEC Champion Benson Henderson.
Below is the photo Daniel Bryan at the NW HIT Center.
“Spent three hours today training jiu jitsu with Robert Owens at @nwhitcenter #HealingThruGrappling #JiuJitsu #PlantStrong”
Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan announced on Monday via Twitter that he is retiring from pro wrestling due to medical reasons. He tweeted out the following: “Due to medical reasons, effective immediately, I am announcing my retirement. Tonight on Raw, I’ll have a chance to elaborate. #gratitude.” Due to medical reasons, effective immediately,
Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan announced on Monday via Twitter that he is retiring from pro wrestling due to medical reasons. He tweeted out the following:
“Due to medical reasons, effective immediately, I am announcing my retirement. Tonight on Raw, I’ll have a chance to elaborate. #gratitude.”
Due to medical reasons, effective immediately, I am announcing my retirement. Tonight on Raw, I'll have a chance to elaborate. #gratitude
Bryan has been out of action since last April after he suffered a concussion. Bryan has suffered several concussions during his career.
You can watch Bryan’s retirement speech here:
Bryan signed with WWE in August 2009 and appeared on the first season of NXT. He would win the WWE Title (four-times), Intercontinental Title (one-time), United States Title (one-time), and Tag Team Titles (one-time) during his WWE career.
The UFC took a moment to acknowledge Bryan’s retirement and posted this on Twitter:
“@WWEDanielBryan Wishing you the best, Bryan! #YesYesYes cc: @DiegoSanchezUFC @WWE.”
Despite the fact that CM Punk and Daniel Bryan have wrestled in several matches on television over the last few months, I refuse to complain about it. They always give us different moves, different spots and different finishes. Essentially, they never …
Despite the fact that CM Punk and Daniel Bryan have wrestled in several matches on television over the last few months, I refuse to complain about it.
They always give us different moves, different spots and different finishes. Essentially, they never give us the same match twice.
And last Monday was no exception.
During the mixed tag team Match on Monday Night Raw, CM Punk attempted to deliver a spinning backfist to Bryan, but Punk missed and tumbled to the mat. Bryan immediately followed up with a running knee.
On the surface, this is not a big deal.
However, several MMA enthusiasts, including J. Jones of CagePotato.com, have noticed that the sequence was nearly identical to the spinning backfist that Chael Sonnen unsuccessfully used against Anderson Silva at UFC 148. Sonnen missed, tumbled to the mat and received a big knee from Silva. Sonnen went on to lose the match by TKO.
A comparison between the two matches can be seen here.
CM Punk has spoken publicly about his love for MMA and having a friendship with a few MMA fighters, including Chael Sonnen.
So it is very likely that the spot was no mere coincidence and it was intentionally planned, perhaps as both a spoof and a compliment to his MMA buddy.
Of course, Punk has already used MMA-based techniques in the past, such as the Anaconda Vise, a choke submission from the pages of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Sonnen was an NCAA Division I All-American when he competed in amateur wrestling for the University of Oregon. Also, his interviews are very similar to full-blown wrestling promos. Therefore, many are beseeching for a WWE appearance by the UFC star. However, he has recently expressed his loyalty to Dana White and his promotion.