When Alberto “El Patron” Rodriguez returns to MMA for the first time in almost a decade, he’ll join a few of his colleagues on the list of pro wrestlers who’ve made the leap from fantasy fighting to the real thing.
Recently, former WWE champion and current AEW performer Jake Hager joined the Bellator roster, and current WWE star Bobby Lashley owns a 15-2 pro record. However, the most famous wrestling transplant of the last few years is UFC experiment CM Punk.
Punk (a.k.a. Phil Brooks), a headlining star for the WWE during his time with the company, made two notable appearances on UFC pay-per-view main cards.