5 Ways in Which CM Punk could win his UFC return fight

Modified Feb 12, 2018 21:07 GMT

UFC 203: Miocic v Overeem — Has the Second City Saint learned from the first outing? Former WWE superstar turned professional mixed martial artist and UFC fighter CM Punk will be having a new lease on life, in terms of his fighting career? Recent reports have claimed that Punk (whose name is Phil Brooks in real life) is scheduled for his second fight against fellow novice Mike "The Truth" Jackson at UFC 225 on June 9th.

#3 Learn to use his striking knowledge effectively

In order to make item #4 work, Punk would need to set them up using his strikes. This is where his stand-up game must be used effectively.

Mixed martial arts is a game of inches and each and every fighter on the roster is aware of this fact. With that being said, the great majority of them would not haphazardly dive in for an ill-advised takedown just to get the fight to the ground. Those who do, unfortunately, pay a steep price.