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Mike Jackson Spouts Off In Twitter Beef With Reality TV Star

Mike Jackson may have another fight waiting for him on the horizon:

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Following his one-sided unanimous decision victory over former professional wrestling star Phil ‘CM Punk’ Brooks at UFC 225 earlier this month, Mike Jackson has made quite a few headlines.

And although he likely won’t compete in the UFC again, Jackson may have another fight on his hands, as he recently went back-and-forth with British reality TV star Aaron Chalmers.

Chalmers, who has begun to put his focus fully on training in mixed martial arts, is 4-0 as a professional and is coming off of a submission victory over Ash Griffiths in his Bellator debut last month in London, England.

Check out the war of words between Jackson and Chalmers below:

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CM Punk’s Coach Advises Him To Focus More On Jiu-Jitsu Competition

CM Punk has now suffered the second consecutive loss of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career. The former WWE Champion made his MMA debut two years ago when he suffered a first round submission loss to Mickey Gall in Cleveland. This past weekend (Sat. Ju…

CM Punk has now suffered the second consecutive loss of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career. The former WWE Champion made his MMA debut two years ago when he suffered a first round submission loss to Mickey Gall in Cleveland. This past weekend (Sat. June 9, 2018) he made his Octagon return against Mike Jackson […]

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Dana White Goes Off On Fans Who Can’t Respect CM Punk’s Performance

Dana White continues to defend CM Punk.

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UFC President Dana White continues to defend CM Punk.

As seen in the opening bout of the main card for the UFC 225 pay-per-view event at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, fellow welterweight Mike Jackson was able to beat Punk, real name Phil Brooks, by unanimous decision.

He lost in his MMA debut against Mickey Gall at UFC 203 in September of 2016 by first round submission. Despite not having a ton of experience, White gave the former WWE champion another shot at fighting inside of the Octagon. Now after two straight losses, Punk is not likely to fight again under the UFC banner.

However, that has not stopped White from praising Punk for his performance even though it was lackluster.

During a recent appearance on the MMA Roasted podcast, the UFC boss defended Punk from those who have voiced their criticism including the most notable one being UFC analyst Joe Rogan.

“A lot of people talk sh-t about CM, well, get in there. Come on over,” White said (transcript via MMANYTT). “Have a fight and fight one of these guys.”

“It’s easy to sit in your living room and talk sh-t. This guy was a huge star in WWE and he came over here and put it all on the line twice, man, in front of the whole world.

“If people can’t respect that, then they’re a f—king idiot. You can’t tell somebody ‘don’t do the thing that you want to do the most,’” White said. “CM Punk wanted to be a UFC fighter and he wanted to come here. He wanted it so bad that he dropped everything and focused on nothing but mixed martial arts.”

“If you talk to his team, next time you talk to Duke Roufus or Anthony Pettis, or any of those guys and talk about how this guy was driving back and forth from Chicago (to Milwaukee), how he would drive for hours and then train forever, you know. They all ended up respecting him.”

Finally, when asked if he was willing to give Punk a third shot in the promotion, White shut it down by stating, “No. I don’t think he really wants a third chance.”

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UFC 225 Bombs Massively At The Box Office

The UFC could have a real problem on their hands here:

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If initial reports prove true, last weekend’s (Sat., June 9, 2018) UFC 225 from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, was a massive flop at the box office.

According to a report from the LA Times’ Lance Pugmire, the Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero-headlined pay-per-view event did under 150,000 buys, putting it on par amongst the worst-selling UFC pay-per-views of all-time.

UC 225 was supposed to be the biggest pay-per-view of 2018 thus far, a card featuring two title fights (although one became a non-title bout due to Romero missing weight) and the return of supposedly bankable pay-per-view seller CM Punk. But the card reportedly failed to deliver on that hype, with both title fights and the former pro-wrestler’s ghastly second UFC bout failing to top even 200,000 buys – or reportedly even 150,000.

The promotion has seen a number of cards hit that low mark in recent years, with last July’s UFC 213, also headlined by a Whittaker vs. Romero interim title fight also drawing in the neighborhood of 150,000 buys after its original Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko main event fell through at the last minute. Overall, the number puts it in the territory of multiple pay-per-views headlined by dominant flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, who is often derided for his lack of an ability to sell PPV cards.

However, from the looks of things, it may not just be Johnson’s fault, as the UFC’s lack of true stars in addition to seemingly never-ending last-minute changes to events due to weight cutting has put them in a clear down period for pay-per-view buys.

The absence of Conor McGregor, who will appear in court tomorrow on assault charges stemming from his April 5 outburst in Brooklyn, New York, obviously has much to do with the UFC’s continued down stretch of PPV buys, but so could the supposed oversaturation of UFC content – a trend that doesn’t seem to be ending with the promotion’s new television partnership with ESPN.

At this point, it’s looking like more than just a down stretch, because it’s been happening for over a year now.

What, if anything, can the UFC do about their slumping pay-per-view sales?

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Top WWE Star Thinks He Could Beat Mike Jackson In MMA Fight

Mike Jackson has reacted to one WWE superstar thinking he could beat him in an MMA fight.

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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.”

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Mike Jackson Reached Out To Dana White To Discuss CM Punk Fight Controversy

Mike Jackson may have defeated CM Punk at UFC 225 in dominant fashion this past weekend (Sat. June 9, 2018), but UFC President Dana White was nowhere near impressed. In fact, the UFC boss was furious at Jackson for showboating and dragging the fight ou…

Mike Jackson may have defeated CM Punk at UFC 225 in dominant fashion this past weekend (Sat. June 9, 2018), but UFC President Dana White was nowhere near impressed. In fact, the UFC boss was furious at Jackson for showboating and dragging the fight out longer than it needed to go. White feels that Jackson […]

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