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       breaking news CM Punk signs with UFC
       By: tnafanforum Date: December 7, 2014, 7:47 am
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       CM Punk rocked both the wrestling and MMA worlds with the
       announcement that he'd be joining the UFC on a multi-fight
       contract. Punk made the announcement at UFC 181, with his first
       fight coming in 2015. At the UFC 181 post-fight press
       conference, Punk gave more details about the move.
       Punk said that his WWE deal was settled October 22nd, which is
       when he was free to sign wherever he wanted. The deal had been
       in the works for a while. He said the decision to sign was an
       easy one.
       It was also revealed that CM Punk was the "major announcement"
       planned for last month's The Time Is Now press conference in
       which the UFC produced. The deal wasn't signed in time and was
       delayed until UFC 181.
       Regarding fan response to the move, Punk said "I"m staying the
       f*ck off Twitter. Staying away from the negativity for now. I'm
       coming into the world's biggest fighting organization with an
       0-0 record," Punk said. "I get it. ... Before I am done,
       everyone will respect me."
       The move has drawn comparisons to former UFC fighter Chael
       Sonnen, who infamously used professional wrestling promo tactics
       in order to pump up his fights. In response to those
       comparisons, Punk said "I'd like to think Chael was emulating me
       most of his career." Punk also was compared to former UFC
       champion Brock Lesnar, and said "If someone is going to compare
       me to Brock Lesnar, I'll take that."
       Punk will seek out a training camp, and says he won't cherry
       pick his training partners, adding "Do not let anyone tell you
       that you cannot do something. Choose a path and work towards it
       to the best of your abilities." He told reporters that the big
       business is his first fight, and would have lost luster had he
       fought elsewhere.
       Punk closed the interview by thanking the UFC 181 fighters for
       allowing him to answer questions before they came out.
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