When CM Punk announced his signing with the UFC, he said he’d prefer to continue going by that name, the one he gained fame under in the world of professional wrestling.
Punk, the former WWE champion, has said in interviews that the only people who call him by his birth name of Phil Brooks are those close to him. He’s been known as CM Punk for years and isn’t going to stop now in MMA.
Jackson fights Punk in both of their second pro fights at UFC 225 on June 9 in Chicago, and he does not plan on calling the former pro wrestling star anything except for “Phil”.