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britishbornandbread posted:I suppose I'm asking if any UFC fans with no interest in WWE are excited or interested in this news OR do people feel Phil Brooks is more of a performer than a fighter with a bit of background? I'm kinda interested in level headed reaction really. he def seems more of a performer than a fighter so we're not that excited about it, i'm sure some casual fans who care immensely about big names are going crazy about it but i just want to watch good fighters and cm punk is almost definitely not one. but being all elitist about the sanctity of our sport seems dumb to me, everyone was making fun of actor cung le before he fought and he walked in and ko'd former champ rich franklin and had a couple of fun fights. anyone can fight, and if colton smith was allowed to fight 4 or 5 times in the ufc then by god cm punk should too.
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It's kind of ironic that the last guy coming into the UFC at 0-0 (that I can remember) is now training to be a pro wrestler. Really makes you think that Matt Riddle is going to be a world champion in a couple of years.
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Mean Bean Machine posted:he def seems more of a performer than a fighter so we're not that excited about it, i'm sure some casual fans who care immensely about big names are going crazy about it but i just want to watch good fighters and cm punk is almost definitely not one. but being all elitist about the sanctity of our sport seems dumb to me, everyone was making fun of actor cung le before he fought and he walked in and ko'd former champ rich franklin and had a couple of fun fights. anyone can fight, and if colton smith was allowed to fight 4 or 5 times in the ufc then by god cm punk should too. The reason we made fun of "Cung Le, Actor" wasn't because he was an actor trying to fight. He was a fighter in Strikeforce at the time, but promoting a film at a UFC event, and they didn't acknowledge his fighting career at all.
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i agree with the people who said it would be more favorable for Phil Punk to get mollywhopped on the regonal circuit, why would a business that runs for profit seize that opportunity to make millions of dollars? Smart move is let him fight in Bellator for practice, really. Thanks guys
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Borrowed Ladder posted:In regards to Punk coming out to Cult Of Personality, does that work on a legal level? I know Punk owns the rights to his name, but does WWE have any claims as far as WWE Superstar CM Punk? Could he make a t-shirt in the same font that says Best In The World, wear his actual WWE tights, and come out to the song? Could WWE sue UFC for some sort of IP theft? WWE has no rights over anything CM Punk. Sure, he can't just cut and paste a WWE brand t-shirt as his own, but he can obviously make his own shirts. Cult of Personality is Living Colour's song that WWE licensed, so it can be used for whatever. Although they MAY own their cut version of the song, who knows. Its also an awesome song and he should use it. I think the whole legal situation is over, and doubt Vince wants to gently caress with the UFC. Him and Dana have a good relationship. Auron fucked around with this message at 20:19 on Dec 8, 2014 |
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britishbornandbread posted:I suppose I'm asking if any UFC fans with no interest in WWE are excited or interested in this news OR do people feel Phil Brooks is more of a performer than a fighter with a bit of background? I'm kinda interested in level headed reaction really. I've never seen a wrestling event with Chick Magnet but at some point in 2015 a PPV will screech to a halt for 15 minutes so he can act out his midlife crisis by beating up the homeless. He's pretty obviously just a gimmick, which is fine, but I'm not sure why I'd be excited about it? Good fights are good fights and Punk isn't going to be having any.
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britishbornandbread posted:I suppose I'm asking if any UFC fans with no interest in WWE are excited or interested in this news OR do people feel Phil Brooks is more of a performer than a fighter with a bit of background? I'm kinda interested in level headed reaction really. I wouldn't say I'm excited but I am really curious as to who they put him against/how much he can put together with no fighting experience/how it affects viewers and possible pay per view buys. I just hope he doesn't embarrass himself I guess, but they'll give him every opportunity to succeed by pitting him against the canniest of cans for a while.
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Mean Bean Machine posted:everyone was making fun of actor cung le before he fought and he walked in and ko'd former champ rich franklin and had a couple of fun fights Cung Le has a 17-0-0 record in kickboxing and was the Strikeforce MW champ at one point, so as funny as his fights were there really is no comparison to CM Punk.
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cung le was also very good at sanshou, which wasn't exactly a big pool of talent, but he was obviously fantastic at it. he had a real and existing background in wrestling and tae kwon do, which is a lot different than punk's aubergine belt in kenpo under joey coco diaz
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Tom Hardy has more MMA training than CM Punk.
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cm punk owns a gracie hoody, dont worry hes rolling with the big dogs
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There's only one opponent for Punk that would make tons on money on PPV. Joe Rogan. Punk vs Rogan, book it!
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Davros1 posted:There's only one opponent for Punk that would make tons on money on PPV. Only if they mic Rogan so he can do commentary for his own match
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Rogan would probably beat Punk only marginally less than the actual UFC fighters would in all likelihood. He might not be a fighter, but he's legit good at Taek Won Do and probably good at BJJ too.
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I'm still hoping for Punk vs Royce.
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Davros1 posted:There's only one opponent for Punk that would make tons on money on PPV. Everyone knows the big money fight is Joe Rogan vs. Beatus the Robot.
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Aurain posted:Rogan would probably beat Punk only marginally less than the actual UFC fighters would in all likelihood. He might not be a fighter, but he's legit good at Taek Won Do and probably good at BJJ too. Rogan has 2 black-belts in jiujitsu.
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Thanks for the replies UFC fans i appreciate it. Will be an interesting crossover in the new year and I genuinely hope us wrestling fans are not too embarrassing. david carmichael posted:
Honestly not a kick. That batista YouTube link was the first thing I've ever seen. I have checked out the op of the combat fights sticky and learnt a thing or two. Didn't know there was different companies like bellator and UFC for a start! I suppose I personally prefer the fake stuff as I enjoy the athleticism as well as the corniness. I don't enjoy boxing too much either unless it's a big fight and I'm with friends. I'm more excited about punk signing with UFC than anything WWE have put out in an age though so will definitely be giving UFC a serious watch. Might read up on Brock's career.
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this whole thing won't not be funny. here's an example of a time when an mma guy went to pro wrestling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_12qn29WKA
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triplexpac posted:Only if they mic Rogan so he can do commentary for his own match Mic them both. First ever UFC match called by the guys in it. Couldn't possibly make the quality of the actual fight any worse.
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Aurain posted:Rogan would probably beat Punk only marginally less than the actual UFC fighters would in all likelihood. He might not be a fighter, but he's legit good at Taek Won Do and probably good at BJJ too. Rogan is a legit black belt in bjj and was a tae kwan doe champion and did some kickboxing, he also is 45 years old and does not train as pro fighter.
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henkman posted:Kurt Angle sucks true, but he has an olympic wrestling background and got humiliated by a lovely mma guy on his own stage. cm punk, however
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He wanted to be on the heavyweight season of TUF but failed the physical. How magical that could have been
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Like ten years ago there was actually talk of having Joe Rogan fight Wesley Snipes in the UFC, to the point where Joe called him out while doing commentary telling him to sign the contract.
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Dr. Abysmal posted:Like ten years ago there was actually talk of having Joe Rogan fight Wesley Snipes in the UFC, to the point where Joe called him out while doing commentary telling him to sign the contract. And sadly even Joe Rogan vs. CM Punk wouldn't be fair
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Rogan's on TRT I think, so that's a no go, plus he would push Punk's poo poo in.
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This guy doesn't even drink beer, mostly because he is a giant coward
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Valeyard posted:cm punk owns a gracie hoody, dont worry hes rolling with the big dogs It's like the Ribera jacket of the MMA world
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I doubt there will be any legal action from the WWE unless Punk goes on to say something that would constitute as slander or libel. They publicly wished him well on the WWE website today - one would assume that means they've turned the page on this chapter and are moving on.
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Zip! posted:I doubt there will be any legal action from the WWE unless Punk goes on to say something that would constitute as slander or libel. They publicly wished him well on the WWE website today - one would assume that means they've turned the page on this chapter and are moving on. alternately, "gently caress you" isn't appropriate as a press release
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Zip! posted:one would assume that means they've turned the page on this chapter and are moving on. I take it you aren't really familiar with the WWE.
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WWE isn't going to press their legal luck because there's no upside to putting the screws to Punk that's worth the risk of *gasp* having to provide health insurance to their roster
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They'll probably namedrop him a few times on commentary passive aggressively wishing him well in his upcoming fight and book AJ to be in some humiliating angle but outside of that they won't do poo poo so I dunno why anyone would be worried about it
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Rogan kicks like a motherfucker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFWO7N0U5YQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWC6x4Qqwe4
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