There’s no place for CM Punk to go from here but back to training and the drawing board after his UFC 203 loss to Mickey Gall.
While some believe that was it as far as an MMA career goes for the former WWE superstar, Punk – who’s real name is Phil Brooks – still believes the best is yet to come.
“It was the time of my life. I feel I’m better than I showed,” Punk said. “Hats off to Mickey. He’s an up-and-comer. I’ve got some things to remember this from.”
After signing with the UFC after leaving the WWE, many questioned if Punk would even get inside the Octagon. He worked with Roufusport and Duke Roufus ahead of the debut, but was quickly taken down by Gall and finished two minutes later.
While his next fight remains a mystery, Punk said one thing is for sure in his future.
“There’s a lot of food in my future,” he said. “I’ll take a little vacation from the gym which means that I’ll probably be back in there on Tuesday. I want to do better.”
There’s no place for CM Punk to go from here but back to training and the drawing board after his UFC 203 loss to Mickey Gall.
While some believe that was it as far as an MMA career goes for the former WWE superstar, Punk – who’s real name is Phil Brooks – still believes the best is yet to come.
“It was the time of my life. I feel I’m better than I showed,” Punk said. “Hats off to Mickey. He’s an up-and-comer. I’ve got some things to remember this from.”
After signing with the UFC after leaving the WWE, many questioned if Punk would even get inside the Octagon. He worked with Roufusport and Duke Roufus ahead of the debut, but was quickly taken down by Gall and finished two minutes later.
While his next fight remains a mystery, Punk said one thing is for sure in his future.
“There’s a lot of food in my future,” he said. “I’ll take a little vacation from the gym which means that I’ll probably be back in there on Tuesday. I want to do better.”
Stipe Miocic scored his first successful UFC heavyweight title defense this past weekend at UFC 203 over Alistair Overeem, finishing the former Strikeforce champion in the first round.
So, what’s next for Miocic? While UFC president Dana White declined to state any potential bouts, Daniel Cormier and Dan Hardy discussed the possibilities on the post-fight show.
“Cain Velasquez vs. Stipe Miocic is the best fight we could put on,” Cormier said of his AKA teammate and close friend. “I believe these are the two best in the division. The heavyweight division is moving fast right now, and Junior Dos Santos looked great as well, until he got hurt.”
Velasquez scored a recent win over Travis Browne, finishing him in the first round and improving to 5-1 over his last six. The lone loss during that time came to Fabricio Werdum for the title last year.
That’s the person Hardy believes should be next. Werdum rebounded from his knockout loss to Miocic for the belt by scoring a decision over Browne.
“I’d like to see Fabricio Werdum fight him again,” Hardy said. “He didn’t look great, but we know he’s better. He just lost the title to Miocic. Let them fight on neutral territory. Then there’s Josh Barnett, who just won last week. It’s time to push him up to a title fight.”
Stipe Miocic scored his first successful UFC heavyweight title defense this past weekend at UFC 203 over Alistair Overeem, finishing the former Strikeforce champion in the first round.
So, what’s next for Miocic? While UFC president Dana White declined to state any potential bouts, Daniel Cormier and Dan Hardy discussed the possibilities on the post-fight show.
“Cain Velasquez vs. Stipe Miocic is the best fight we could put on,” Cormier said of his AKA teammate and close friend. “I believe these are the two best in the division. The heavyweight division is moving fast right now, and Junior Dos Santos looked great as well, until he got hurt.”
Velasquez scored a recent win over Travis Browne, finishing him in the first round and improving to 5-1 over his last six. The lone loss during that time came to Fabricio Werdum for the title last year.
That’s the person Hardy believes should be next. Werdum rebounded from his knockout loss to Miocic for the belt by scoring a decision over Browne.
“I’d like to see Fabricio Werdum fight him again,” Hardy said. “He didn’t look great, but we know he’s better. He just lost the title to Miocic. Let them fight on neutral territory. Then there’s Josh Barnett, who just won last week. It’s time to push him up to a title fight.”
Following his victory over Nate Diaz in their 170-pound rematch at UFC 202, reigning UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor has been rubbing shoulders with some of Hollywood’s finest.
On Sunday, “The Notorious” one took to social media to post photos of himself with hip-hop star Drake and rock legend Bono from the band U2.
Additional outlets have reported that McGregor also spent time with R&B/Pop star Katy Perry.
McGregor went to a Drake concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California over the weekend, and met with the rap star backstage after the show.
“This is what being the youngest and the greatest at the same time looks like,” McGregor wrote as a caption to the photo of himself and Drake, which he posted on his official Instagram page. “It was an honor to watch this man perform last night!””
Check out photos of the UFC star with Drake and Bono below.
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Following his victory over Nate Diaz in their 170-pound rematch at UFC 202, reigning UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor has been rubbing shoulders with some of Hollywood’s finest.
On Sunday, “The Notorious” one took to social media to post photos of himself with hip-hop star Drake and rock legend Bono from the band U2.
Additional outlets have reported that McGregor also spent time with R&B/Pop star Katy Perry.
McGregor went to a Drake concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California over the weekend, and met with the rap star backstage after the show.
“This is what being the youngest and the greatest at the same time looks like,” McGregor wrote as a caption to the photo of himself and Drake, which he posted on his official Instagram page. “It was an honor to watch this man perform last night!””
Check out photos of the UFC star with Drake and Bono below.
On Sunday evening, UFC announced the main event for their upcoming return to Australia.
Former UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold, in his first fight back since losing the title to Michael Bisping earlier this year, will make his return in a re…
Former UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold, in his first fight back since losing the title to Michael Bisping earlier this year, will make his return in a rematch against highly-regarded contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza when the Octagon returns “Down Under” later this year.
UFC confirmed that Rockhold-Jacare 2 will serve as the main event for their UFC Fight Night 101 event, which takes place at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia.
Boy did a lot happen in the Fabricio Werdum vs. Travis Browne rematch at UFC 203 on Saturday night.
In addition to the crazy kicks, knockdowns, near-submissions, and even the near-brawl with “Hapa’s” boxing trainer, W…
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Boy did a lot happen in the Fabricio Werdum vs. Travis Browne rematch at UFC 203 on Saturday night.
In addition to the crazy kicks, knockdowns, near-submissions, and even the near-brawl with “Hapa’s” boxing trainer, Werdum-Browne II was quite the rollercoaster ride inside the Octagon at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday night.
Featured above are video highlights released by the UFC for the Werdum-Browne II bout, which the former UFC Heavyweight Champion won again via unanimous decision.
Following his exciting performance in knocking out dangerous striker Alistair Overeem in the first round of their main event fight for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 203 on Saturday night (video highlights here)…
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Following his exciting performance in knocking out dangerous striker Alistair Overeem in the first round of their main event fight for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 203 on Saturday night (video highlights here), Cleveland’s own Stipe Miocic spoke with the FS1 gang about his big homecoming.
Featured above is a video of the reigning, defending UFC Heavyweight king talking with Daniel Cormier and others on FS1 shortly after his huge win in his hometown of Cleveland, OH-IO!
