CM Punk couldn’t assist however chuckle after studying that Seth Rollins called him out for an MMA fight in the UFC forward of their triple menace match at WrestleMania 41 on Saturday.
The 2-time UFC fighter, who returned to WWE in 2023 following a decade away from the promotion, addressed the callout after Rollins admitted that he would prepare MMA only for the sake of settling his variations with Punk within the cage. Whereas Rollins has no formal martial arts background, he promised he would put in a full coaching camp for the possibility to face Punk in an actual battle.
“That is likely to be the one one I do however you set me in there with any of the opposite guys in my weight class, I’m out,” Rollins mentioned. “However Dana [White], you need to make some cash, ebook it, brother.”
The disdain shared between the 2 WWE superstars is effectively documented, but when Rollins desires a battle, Punk says he has to look no additional than their match developing in Las Vegas.
“Look, I’m going to punch this motherf*cker within the face on Saturday,” Punk advised The Ringer Wrestling Show. “He’s speaking about desirous to do an MMA battle. All proper, I’ll see you Saturday child. Welcome to hell.”
In fact, Punk famously signed with the UFC in 2014 after his preliminary exit from WWE and he finally made his debut two years later. He finally suffered a submission loss to Mickey Gall in his debut after which dropped a call to Mike Jackson in his second and ultimate MMA battle in 2018 however that end result was overturned after Jackson examined optimistic for marijuana.
Whereas Punk stays an avid MMA fan — he truly sympathized with the feelings Diego Lopes confronted after his loss to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 314 throughout the identical interview — he’s now turned his full consideration again to his profession in skilled wrestling.
That mentioned, Punk stays shut with a lot of his former coaching companions together with UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad so possibly a return to the octagon isn’t completely out of the query.
“I actually recognize my time in MMA,” Punk mentioned. “I actually recognize that everybody can have a look at that and underestimate me. I feel it’s probably the most incredible factor on this planet.”
Punk will get his palms on Rollins and Roman Reigns after they meet in a triple menace match headlining the primary of the two-night WrestleMania 41 occasion being held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday and Sunday.
