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Chris James 2 posted:That wasn't what was originally being argued, I agree with that but he was specifically responding to "getting hit in head for free is not fun" Well i was responding to the oversimplification of what CM punk is doing as 'getting hit in the head for free', when what hes really doing is getting to train MMA with some elite coaches and training partners (which involves sometimes getting hit in the head) and getting his expensive hobby/health care costs subsidized by the UFC. Sounds fun to me
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Tezcatlipoca posted:Then why hasn't he fought anyone? according to reports he has lots of times, just not in a way thats going to internationally embarrass him in public
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Chris James 2 posted:Despite what you'd be inclined to think, many people in punchsports aren't big fans of being punched But Brock is invincible?!?
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Tezcatlipoca posted:Then why hasn't he fought anyone? Because (again i dont even know anything about him, this is just common sense) has a reputation and an ego, theres lots of buildup around this fight and he doesnt want to go out and be totally embarrassed in public because that would be embarrassing and also probably mean the end of his free fun MMA fantasy camp
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[i turn away from the crowd, who remain frozen in time, as a spotlight illuminates me] I mean, if Brock said it...
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Punch a black belt in the face, and suddenly he's a brown belt. Punch him again and he's a purple belt. Punch him a few more times and he's just a white belt. Just something about grapplers getting punched that I just thought up myself.
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getting brutalized daily at roufusport probably isn't very good for a 40 year old with 15 years of pro wrestling injuries in him. especially if he won't take hgh and opiates like a normal person. maybe he's actually been too banged up?
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Keg posted:Punch a black belt in the face, and suddenly he's a brown belt. Punch him again and he's a purple belt. Punch him a few more times and he's just a white belt. CM Punk is not a grappler.
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You don't even need to punch CM Punk to make him into a white belt.
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CM Punk on his UFC debut on MMA Hour months ago posted:It's going to be this year. ![]() Chris James 2 fucked around with this message at 01:39 on Jun 23, 2016 |
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manyak posted:Anyway i dont know anything about CM punk but the fact that he decided to do a bizarre MMA fantasy camp instead of getting a real job or doing literally anything else means a) he probably doesnt need the money that badly and b) he probably thinks its fun While irrelevant, he has at least part of a real job, as he's currently co-writer of the Drax comic book. It's a fun read.
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Xerzes posted:While irrelevant, he has at least part of a real job, as he's currently co-writer of the Drax comic book. It's a fun read. lol what does do co-writer mean in this context? That they can slap his name on the cover in hopes of selling 10 more issues a month?
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astrollinthepork posted:lol what does do co-writer mean in this context? That they can slap his name on the cover in hopes of selling 10 more issues a month? It goes in detail in this interview from last November but it seems like he contributes a great deal. Marvel and him talked in 2014 and agreed to something, suggested he have a cowriter for whatever project he did, and they both write/review the same amount of material. Legitimately looks like he's better at successfully working on comics than successfully doing MMA training.
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Considering that Punk is a new writer and Drax is part of a very hot property, it's not that weird for them to pair him with a co-writer even if his contribution is significant.
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astrollinthepork posted:lol what does do co-writer mean in this context? That they can slap his name on the cover in hopes of selling 10 more issues a month? I think it means he writes the comic book.
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Well, Drax went from selling 49,601 copies with issue #1 to selling 11,259 copies with issue #7. Given that Marvel cancels almost anything below 20,000 that doesn't sell a bunch of trades, I think CM Punk will have even more time to devote to MMA in the future.
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Just make every issue #1, problem solved!
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CM Punk sucks
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MrSmokes posted:CM Punk sucks Let's go Punk
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astrollinthepork posted:lol what does do co-writer mean in this context? That they can slap his name on the cover in hopes of selling 10 more issues a month? It's more like Marvel assigned one of their writers for him to screen his ideas through cause he's never written comics before. It turns out he's actually pretty good so far though.
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African AIDS cum posted:You don't feel getting punched in the face until afterward because of adrenaline, unless it's right on the nose and even that is more about how it messes up your vision. Try it some time You do if you keep getting hit really hard in the same spot.
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Jerusalem posted:Just make every issue #1, problem solved! Hello I work for Marvel comics and think this idea is brilliant, how soon can you start
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Tato posted:Hello I work for Marvel comics and think this idea is brilliant, how soon can you start Sorry, DC already hired me to entirely revamp their entire range of comics and take the company in an entirely new direction.... so I'll be available for hire again in about 3 months.
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Triticum Guzzler posted:[i turn away from the crowd, who remain frozen in time, as a spotlight illuminates me] I mean, if Brock said it... Haha
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Punk won't ever fight imo Will just keep quietly delaying then slip away from ufc at the end of the year and never mention it again
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manyak posted:Anyway i dont know anything about CM punk but the fact that he decided to do a bizarre MMA fantasy camp instead of getting a real job or doing literally anything else means a) he probably doesnt need the money that badly and b) he probably thinks its fun To be fair he made this decision before he actually did any training outside of the online dojo
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MrSmokes posted:CM Punk sucks ![]()
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I saw some link while toilet browsing a bit ago on facebook that says that Punk is going to debut at 203. I did not check to see if it was correct.
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Mr. Nice! posted:I saw some link while toilet browsing a bit ago on facebook that says that Punk is going to debut at 203. I did not check to see if it was correct. It's right. Confirmed it on the Serra podcast.
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How quickly do you think Punk gets embarrassed?
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Mr. Nice! posted:How quickly do you think Punk gets embarrassed? it's been ongoing for about 2 years now.
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exploding mummy posted:it's been ongoing for about 2 years now. The WHAT. DO. MY. KNUCKLES. SAY live journal is a good decade old too
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Josuke Higashikata posted:The WHAT. DO. MY. KNUCKLES. SAY live journal is a good decade old too Actually if you read carefully it is the cop who gets embarrassed and owned
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Halloween Jack posted:I'd still rather see CM Punk fight
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So Punkered is a massive underdog right? No way this goes out of the first round?
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Chromatic posted:So Punkered is a massive underdog right? No way this goes out of the first round? The books have him around +240, so a little more than a 2:1 underdog, so theres probably value in betting against him, in fact its kind of suspicious that the line is like that and hes not a bigger underdog You can bet on the fight not lasting more than 1.5 rounds at a cool -225
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Ooh, Clevland's driveable and it's headlined by the Overeem/Miocic match. Might go as I've never seen MMA live, the card looks halfway decent, and I can say I was at what will probably be Punk's only MMA match.
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manyak posted:Because (again i dont even know anything about him, this is just common sense) has a reputation and an ego, theres lots of buildup around this fight and he doesnt want to go out and be totally embarrassed in public because that would be embarrassing and also probably mean the end of his free fun MMA fantasy camp This. That said, though, I do think there's definitely an agenda on his part that isn't so much about the money as much as it is about proving a point that he really is a big money draw who'll move a PPV buyrate simply by having his name attached to it, which was the big falling out between him and WWE. He can reasonably do that while losing competitively (look at Lesnar's drawing power), but if he gets made to look like a fraud and a garbageman, then he looks like, well... a fraud and a garbageman.
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