CM Punk ventured to the world of MMA for two UFC fights. In 2016, he lost in just over two minutes by submission to Mickey Gall. In 2018, he lost a clear unanimous decision to Mike Jackson, though the result was overturned after Jackson tested positive for marijuana.
Punk is one of a handful of wrestlers to try MMA or vice versa.
Logan Paul thinks he could find more success than Punk.
On Impaulsive, Paul spoke with UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall with the two having the following exchange:
Logan Paul: He fucked it up.
Tom Aspinall: Yeah, he wasn’t very good, to be honest.
LP: No, and he fucked it up, and after that, Dana [White] was like, ‘I’m never doing this again.’ But dude, I’m not CM Punk.
TA: Well, you definitely don’t move like him, from the little stuff that I’ve seen, and the boxing and stuff.
LP: He’s a great wrestler, not a great UFC fighter. I think I would be a much better UFC fighter than I would just a boxer.
TA: You think so?
LP: My skill is wrestling. I’m a wrestler by trade. But I think I found a path, dude. I’m a WWE Superstar now. It’s one of the only things I’ve done in my life where I feel so at home, like, oh, you were kind of meant to do this thing. So I don’t know if I want to turn away from that at the moment and dedicate time to something that would be like a side quest at this point.
Paul has had multiple boxing fights, including an exhibition bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Elsewhere during the podcast, Logan said he was ignored by Dana White when he asked about potentially fighting in the UFC. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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