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Dana White Defends CM Punk on UFC 225 Pay-Per-View Over Alistair Overeem

For the second time in a row, former WWE superstar CM Punk will compete on the main card of a pay-per-view over several more established veterans on the prelims. While Punk (real name Phil Brooks) has actually said he’d be completely fine serving…

For the second time in a row, former WWE superstar CM Punk will compete on the main card of a pay-per-view over several more established veterans on the prelims. While Punk (real name Phil Brooks) has actually said he’d be completely fine serving as the curtain jerker with the first fight of the night, the […]

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Joe Rogan Rips CM Punk, Says He Should Be in ‘In Some Amateur Event Somewhere’

CM Punk ‘s transition from the WWE to the UFC has garnered a mix of reactions from fans and pundits. For the most part, though, there is one thing folks agree on; his skills are just not up to scratch with his constituents in high-level MMA …

CM Punk ‘s transition from the WWE to the UFC has garnered a mix of reactions from fans and pundits. For the most part, though, there is one thing folks agree on; his skills are just not up to scratch with his constituents in high-level MMA …

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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Colby Covington Destroys Fabricio Werdum For Failing USADA Drug Test

Here’s a surprise.

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He may have been reported to headline UFC Moscow just yesterday, but former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum saw that fight fall apart when news broke he had failed a USADA drug test earlier today.

Details were scant about the Brazilian veteran’s potential violation, as his manager, Ali Abdelaziz, stated they had not yet been informed Werdum had been pulled from his reported bout with Alexey Oleynik at the UFC’s first trip to Russia on September 15 and that he had not used any illegal substance.

The gears are still churning in that regard, but one of Werdum’s outside-the-cage enemies, not surprisingly, took to social media shortly after the news broke to call him out.

UFC interim welterweight title challenger Colby Covington, who had his own highly publicized beef with Werdum at last November’s UFC Sydney that resulted in “Vai Cavalo” being arrested for throwing a boomerang at Chaos,’ called the former champion a ‘slimeball’ for allegedly using performance-enhancing drugs:

While it’s hardly a surprise to hear Covington call Werdum out – he’s called out nearly every prominent name in MMA since his win over Demian Maia last October – this one is actually involving someone he has a legitimate beef with, making it all the more enticing.

Covington is building a name for himself by talking as much trash as he can, and it’s working.

As for Werdum, he’s now caught in the wheels of justice, and when that comes to USADA, the wheels can tend to move slowly.

Stay tuned.

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Police Investigating Nate Diaz For Recent Clay Guida Brawl

Nate Diaz may be in trouble for his scuffle with Clay Guida…

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Nate Diaz may be in trouble with the law after an impromptu rematch with Clay Guida while at a Combate Americas event last weekend.

The two reportedly got into a physical altercation while at the event to support their teammates respective fights, and was documented by fellow mixed martial artist Tyler Diamond. Some of the fight was captured on camera as well:

Deputies with the Sacramento Sheriffs Department responded to the melee and took an incident report from Guida, who accused Diaz of battery, according to  Sacramento sheriff spokesperson Sgt. Shaun Hampton.

Guida suffered a bloody lip in the midst of the donnybrook, and witnesses on scene report Guida bleeding from his face in the aftermath of the fight.

Diaz fled the scene before authorities arrived and may possibly face charges, according to police.

Guida took to social media shortly thereafter to call Diaz out:

Diaz and Guida actually already fought (professionally) back in 2009, where Guida took a split decision over the Stockton slugger. Guida has been tweeting quite a bit about a rematch with Diaz lately, which could have played into their backstage scuffle.

Guida is currently coming off of a nasty first round knockout over Joe Lauzon and will be taking on Bobby Green at UFC 225.

On the other hand, Diaz hasn’t fought since losing the rematch with Conor McGregor at UFC 202.

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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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