No regrets! CM Punk reflects on UFC stint: ‘What the f—k was I thinking?’

Phil “CM Punk” Brooks’ Final Preventing Championship (UFC) stint will all the time be remembered … for the incorrect causes.

The previous World Wrestling Leisure (WWE) champion entered combined martial arts (MMA) and UFC as a whole novice in late 2014. Brooks ultimately debuted reverse Mickey Gall in a Welterweight match up at UFC 203 in September 2016. Sadly for “The Voice of the Unvoiced,” he misplaced simply over two minutes when Gall sunk in a rear-naked choke.

Punk adopted up his debut with one other robust outing towards Mike Jackson in his hometown of Chicago, Ailing., at UFC 225 two years later. On the time, Brooks was embroiled in a authorized battle with a fellow skilled wrestler, Scott “Colt Cabana” Colton, which made the event all of the more durable. Jackson defeated Brooks through a unanimous determination earlier than the consequence was later overturned to a no contest when Jackson examined constructive for marijuana.

“I requested my spouse the opposite day as a result of I mentioned one thing, I used to be identical to, ‘What was I, 35 once I fought?’” Brooks mentioned on The MMA Hour. “And he or she was identical to, ‘Oh no, you had been 36 or 37.’ I simply went, ‘What the f—ok was I pondering?’

“I’m glad I did it,” he continued, talking about his Jackson struggle. “Zero regrets. I shouldn’t have fought in Chicago, due to the worst two weeks of my life. Simply the worst two weeks of my life. I couldn’t minimize weight correctly. I nonetheless made weight. I’m pleased with myself for that. I’m an formidable man.”

Now that he’s again in skilled wrestling and WWE, Brooks believes every part got here round properly. Hate him all you need, the ambition counts for one thing in Punk’s e-book.

“I get it, it’s straightforward to ‘LOL’ and make enjoyable of me,” Brooks mentioned. “Some folks have a look at that and be like, ‘That’s embarrassing.’

“I f—king made the load. I made the stroll,” he concluded. “I’m one hundred pc pleased with myself, and I might do it once more, as a result of that was me at my absolute worst, and I did it. You wish to name me a loser, that’s cool, however I used to be stoked I received that chance, and I used to be stoked I did it.”