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[Plywood]

Gonna go 0-0 at this rate, but at least his medical is covered.

 

[Dark Ninja]

Work em Phil. Dana wanted to hire a Pro-Wrestler he got one.

 

[RiccochetJ]

It there an escape clause for the UFC? I feel bad for Punk, but this is kind of crazy.

 

[Chamber]

So how much money has Punk milked from UFC so far? I don't know how these contracts work.

Have the Phil Brooks shirts been good sellers? More hits on the website to read his extensive bio?

These guys are paid to fight. An injured fighter is costing Uncle Dana exactly zero dollars.

 

[jmdajr]

These guys are paid to fight. An injured fighter is costing Uncle Dana exactly zero dollars.

Well, he still gets that royalty from that UFC videogame. Right?

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I'm sure he gets free shirts from Reebok.

 

[Dark Ninja]

He got paid for that Interview recently where the guy couldn't handle Punk.

 

[Tesseract]

i mean, unless it's a collapsed disc, man the fuck up

probably merely protruding, dude is made of glass

 

[Chamber]

Well, he still gets that royalty from that UFC videogame. Right?

They don't get royalties from video games. Make no mistake, MMA fighters are the most screwed over professional athletes on the planet when it comes to money.

 

[VoxPop]

They don't get royalties from video games. Make no mistake, MMA fighters are the most screwed over professional athletes on the planet when it comes to money.

It would be hilarious if he sold his rights to the UFC like Jon Fitch only to never fight.

 

[jmdajr]

He got paid for that Interview recently where the guy couldn't handle Punk.

Did he really?

 

[GravityInsanity]

 

[Bruce Springsteen]

It would be hilarious if he sold his rights to the UFC like Jon Fitch only to never fight.

He had leverage coming into the UFC, already being a household name (to an extent), I'm sure he wasn't going to sign his name away when the WWE didn't even the rights for it

 

[FStop7]

Legit injury or stalling because he's that far from being ready?

 

[Dark Ninja]

They don't get royalties from video games. Make no mistake, MMA fighters are the most screwed over professional athletes on the planet when it comes to money.

CM Punk isn't an MMA fighter yet, you bet your ass he worked a deal for merch and video games after he sued for it last time. CM Punk probably making more money than half that locker room sitting on his couch.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Legit injury or stalling because he's that far from being ready?

Probably both.

 

[Bruce Springsteen]

Also it's sad seeing people essentially laugh at someone needing surgery, says more about you then him

 

[Rest]

Will he go under the knife without anesthesia?

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Will he go under the knife without anesthesia?

Robbie Lawler would.

 

[Pristine_Condition]

CM Punk isn't an MMA fighter yet, you bet your ass he worked a deal for merch and video games after he sued for it last time. CM Punk probably making more money than half that locker room sitting on his couch.

If all he cared about was making money, he'd still be in the WWE as the second-highest paid guy in the company.

 

[Liquidsnake]

 

[Chamber]

CM Punk isn't an MMA fighter yet, you bet your ass he worked a deal for merch and video games after he sued for it last time. CM Punk probably making more money than half that locker room sitting on his couch.

None of us know Punk's contract or endorsement deals so it's just speculation. Generally speaking, MMA fighters don't get paid outside of fight night. Punk being out of action is hurting him more than the UFC.

 

[Plywood]

Legit injury or stalling because he's that far from being ready?

Something like this makes me question the severity of his injury: https://twitter.com/GrabakaHitman/status/697468700824358912

"My back has always bugged me," Punk told MMAFighting.com. "Figured it was just wrestling sh*t. Turns out it was.

"It got bad enough to the point where I couldn't do anything the week before I went to train with the New Jersey Devils last month. One day I could manage, the next day I couldn't. I've been in agony for almost a month. Chiropractor, acupuncture, massage, cryotherapy ... nothing worked."

 

[shwimpy]

Hopefully Dana airs his retirement speech at UFC 200.

 

[Ithil]

Do you want to maybe address my point rather than carrying on this passive aggressive personal attack, why are we mocking a man for taking care of his health rather than submitting to the savage demands of his "fans"?

It's kind of pointless to continue on when the person knows what you're doing.

 

[GravityInsanity]

He just posted this!

 

[jmdajr]

Pro Wrestler for life brother! You can never get rid of it.

 

[Perspicacity]

It's kind of pointless to continue on when the person knows what you're doing.

I don't really get what you're saying, what is Punk doing?

 

[NZerker12]

He just posted this!

Is that Stone Cold about to hit another patient with a bed pan again.

 

[Tom Nook]

Is that Stone Cold about to hit another patient with a bed pan again.

Looks like a shop job, the one with Austin and Vince.

 

[DJChuy]

Don't think Punk will ever fight at this rate. Besides, the hype and value is going downhill. He could try fighting at Bellator in a few years though. Shamrock is still fighting there.

 

[Haunted]

It's a shame because I was looking forward to this farce being over soon.

 

[Tom Nook]

"I'm a dumb fuck"

 

[Ceallach]

This is just sad. He is going to be destroyed for nothing. Everyone talking about games royalties needs to remember what happened to John Fitch.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

This is just sad. He is going to be destroyed for nothing. Everyone talking about games royalties needs to remember what happened to John Fitch.

Jon Fitch was boring as fuck and not a draw. Punk will be a draw, at least for a fight or two, but from the sounds of it that's all he wants. He's 37 he's not trying to have a 10 year MMA career.

 

[Marvel]

https://streamable.com/yhoo

 

[Ceallach]

Jon Fitch was boring as fuck and not a draw. Punk will be a draw, at least for a fight or two, but from the sounds of it that's all he wants. He's 37 he's not trying to have a 10 year MMA career.

I'm referring to how Zuffa treated rights of fighter likenesses.