UFC 225 thread - Punk

Horn vs Crawford

Wow he actually made it to the third round, regardless im proud

It was like watching an older brother toy with the younger brother until he was ready to end it 😂😂

As much as i support Punk, i agree that MMA may not be his thing, especially at his age and current physical state. But i was damn well impressed and proud that he not only improved from his debut, but also went the distance for all 3 rounds and never gave up ONCE. Yeah Punk may have gotten his ass whipped again but the fact that he got in some decent hits and a nice takedown were enough to make me happy with his performance. Punk never gave up once and even though he was getting dominated for the majority of it, he kept fighting back and looking for offence while that jackass Jackson just sat there treating the fight like a joke.

Jackson may be 1000 times better and more experienced than Punk, but Punk proved in this fight that he had a lot more heart, determination and passion for MMA than jackson probably ever will. Though he got his ass kicked, Punk tried to put on a good fight for the fans until the end, all while Jackson mocked, laughed and played around with him, if he had any respect for the sport, he would've taken the opportunities to strike and end the fight, whether on the mat or standing.

Give me hate and call me a Punk mark, i don't care. The fact is that physically, Punk may be out of his league in MMA, but mentally, he has a lot more passion and will to succeed and improve in MMA than Jackson seemed to ever have. Post fight interview, Dana basically shat on Jackson and fired him, where as admired Punks heart and recommended that MMA will never be his thing. That alone is basically a win for Punk.

He tried his damn best and as a Punk fan, the outcome was disappointing but i was more than impressed with his showing from start to finish, well done.

Said it in another thread and I'll repeat it here. Props to Punk for trying his hand at MMA at an age where most MMA fighters are considering if not already retired. He's done about as well as I expected. Dana and Punk made their money. Time to move on. Any further Punk fights would just be blatant cash grabs and the backlash could hurt the UFC overall.

Hope we never have to see CM Punk cosplay UFC fight anymore. He never belonged in a cage even against the lowest level of fighters the UFC could find. He’s a danger to himself if he wants to keep fighting.

I know pro wrestling is pre-determined but my god, the illusion of him being a good wrestler or badass is gone. He’s not athletic and even with the highest level training with world class coaches and champions in his camp, he still never learned to throw a proper strike. I remember when “Muay Thai striker” was his gimmick, but in a real fight context, he threw strikes like he had no control over his body.

In restrospect, he was a great talker and had good in-ring psychology. Certainly not “the best in the world.” He never innovated in the ring, and never performed anything crisp (like Neville or AJ Styles). All his signature moves were taken from others. The Pepsi plunge was just a pedigree off the top rope, the GTS was from KENTA, and he copied Wanderlei Silva’s knuckle roll before matches.

Hopefully Punk can come out the other side and respect the business that made him a millionaire and pay it forward to the next generation.

Yikes that fight was bad. I'm a Punk fan and always will be but he looked like $#!t, his jiu-jitsu was horrendous. Mike Jackson didn't set the world on fire either , he missed so many opportunities.

it's crapping on someone to make a realistic observation? And btw Punk is a scrub when it comes to MMA, he's got a 50/50 chance against any average Joe on the street, on this forum or at any local boxing/mma gym. Only reason he was even in the UFC (if you can even call getting your face beat 2 times being in the UFC) is because of the name he made in WWE. He would do just as bad in PRIDE or any other lower tier MMA promotion. Some people just aren't meant to fight and he's one of them.

Okay taking another glance at it I see what you mean. Im not gonna say anything about the man Punk because I don't know anything about that part of him. As far as MMA goes my previous comment stands. It's not for him. He might be a great dude, I don't know. I do know that he's a phenomenal entertainer in wrestling and a terrible fighter as far as UFC goes. Does he have guts? Sure. I'd step in the cage as well but anyone can SAY that so take that with a grain of salt. He did what he wanted to do but I believe he was used by Dana White for his name and value. He was put up against the cream of the crop of the fighting world in UFC and I don't think he was ready by any means. I think he would have done better in a lower tier fighting promotion instead of going straight to UFC. Either way he still wins at the end of the day. He goes home to Aj Lee and is still stacked on cash. People can hate but he's still doing very very well for himself. I'm not a Punk hater by any means I just really don't believe the UFC or MMA of that caliber is good for his future.