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Duke Roufus explains the moment he knew CM Punk was 'a real fighter'

One thing you’ll get with gym owner Duke Roufus is loyalty, and he’s been nothing but loyal to his latest project CM Punk. Roufus has trained Punk (real name Phil Brooks) for the last year-and-a-half at his facility in Wisconsin, and he hears all the negativity surrounding the WWE crossover star. He knows that people doubt Punk’s ability, and most are expecting him to falter on Saturday night against Mickey Gall at UFC 203 in Cleveland.

And yet Roufus is in it with Punk, too. A loss for CM Punk is a loss for him.