Back to the MMA Newsfeed

Trainer praises CM Punk’s heart, advises him to focus on jiu-jitsu instead of MMA

It’s still unclear if CM Punk will stick to mixed martial arts after an unsuccessful two-fight run in the UFC, but one of his trainers thinks it’s time for the former WWE star to do something else.

CM Punk signed with the UFC in Dec. 2014 and made his Octagon debut almost two years later against Mickey Gall. Punk lost that fight via first-round submission, but decided to give it a try one more time against Mike Jackson, who had previously lost to Gall as well.

The pro wrestling star entered the cage with Jackson last Saturday in Chicago, on the pay-per-view portion of UFC 225, but was dominated en route to a one-sided unanimous decision loss.