TORONTO – CM Punk’s UFC debut back in September didn’t go as he’d hoped — in fact, it went south in such a hurry that plenty of people thought his bout with Mickey Gall would ultimately play out as a one-and-done.
Yet during a recent appearance on The MMA Hour the former WWE star declared his intentions of returning to the cage. And not just any cage, but preferably the Octagon in the UFC.
Count his coach Duke Roufus among those who would like to see that happen. Roufus, who has been training the 38-year-old Punk in Milwaukee for nearly two years, still sees Punk’s potential in sport, and is optimistic he’ll get a mulligan in the UFC.