It was announced earlier today that CM Punk will make his return to the Octagon at UFC 226, which takes place on June 9th. Punk will still be fighting in the Welterweight class and his opponent is 33 year old Houston native Mike "the Truth" Jackson. Jackson, like Punk, has a win-loss record of 0-1 and, in what's a funny little twist, his sole fight and loss occurred against Mickey Gall, the same guy who defeated Punk in Punk's debut fight at UFC 203 back in September 2016.
The only reason I bring it up is because I couldn't help but get a chuckle from the possibility of Punk losing to the fighter who lost to the same guy he lost to. While Punk will almost certainly never be ranked among the MMA greats, especially if he loses in June, I don't think Punk cares and it comes off, at least to me, even more so than ever that this is just something of a hobby for Punk, just something to do in order to fill up his time more than anything else. I mean, Punk officially turns 40 in October so he's long since passed by the days and years in which athletes are considered to be in their prime. I suppose there's a positive side here in that there's little to no way Punk can do any worse his 2nd time around than he did in his debut. Against Gall, Punk didn't even land a punch or a takedown so the only way he can do any worse is if he just stands there with his arms at his sides. That or if he winds up crapping himself though I'd rather get the crap beaten outta me than just stand there.
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