CM Punk Megathread

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$95 for CM Punk's Official Reebok Jersey but it doesn't say CM Punk:

https://twitter.com/SandhuMMA/status/615899882352607232

Part the generic uniforms UFC fighters will have to wear from now on.

LeeJM

Wonder will Punk moan and b*tch about the UFC's dress code seeing as he had a hissy fit over WWE's a couple of years ago.

Palo Alto

No, no he won't.

jaykhunter

I'm surprised he's not doing the Rock's schtick of gradually transitioning names - first calling himself CM Punk, then Phil "CM Punk" Brooks, then Phil Brooks.

ERG89

LeeJM wrote: »

Wonder will Punk moan and b*tch about the UFC's dress code seeing as he had a hissy fit over WWE's a couple of years ago.

If he's one of the individual Reebok sponsored fighters he won't. I imagine he will be. Its a nice $5 shirt tbf

LeeJM

Lads it was a joke based off the fact that Punk is a renowned whiner and could have an arguement in an empty room!

Professional Griefer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGe21q7lmNk

:pac:

Just a little Samba

when we go to the football games, nobody is pulling us out and taking pictures of us, why aren't they doing that?

Well Mr. Diaz, because compared to NFL the UFC is literally nothing. There are NFL player who make more in a year than the entire income of the UFC organisation.
Now that might not be fair and it might be backward, but people like Jay Cutter are on 125million dollar contracts, plus spinserships. The UFC isn't anywhere near that level. In the real world nobody gives a damn who you are.

Eat your humble pie, take your PR opportunities whenever NFL, NBA or MLS players bother to show up at your fights and make hay while the sun shines.

Reebrock

Nate Diaz has ensured additional $ for Punk's debut fight.

Agent Coulson

Anyone think Punk will never set foot inside a UFC cage?

ricero

jasus Diaz must of had a few to many knocks to the head by the sounds of him

Tssk

Punk has just moved to Milwaukee to be closer to one of his trainers.I think he will fight but it might be next year. That Diaz video is quite old also. Think he now trains with one of his many initial detractors so he is earning some respect among the fighters.

Professional Griefer

Tssk wrote: »

Punk has just moved to Milwaukee to be closer to one of his trainers.I think he will fight but it might be next year. That Diaz video is quite old also. Think he now trains with one of his many initial detractors so he is earning some respect among the fighters.

That would be a shame, when they announced he joined did they say he would fight towards the end of 2015?

Mellor

Just a little Samba wrote: »

There are NFL player who make more in a year than the entire income of the UFC organisation.

No there aren't.

NFL players make more than fighter of course, but claiming they make more than the entire UFC is absurd.

Now that might not be fair and it might be backward, but people like Jay Cutter are on 125million dollar contracts, plus spinserships. The UFC isn't anywhere near that level.

That was his total salary over his whole 7 years contract. His annual salary is $18 million.

The UFC does about $500million.

Just a little Samba

Mellor wrote: »

No there aren't.

NFL players make more than fighter of course, but claiming they make more than the entire UFC is absurd.



That was his total salary over his whole 7 years contract. His annual salary is $18 million.

The UFC does about $500million.

By the "organisation" I meant fighters. Cutler makes 18million before sponserships and bonuses and even if he never plays another game he is gaurenteed 57million of that 126million.



The top 10 earning fighters in the UFC only made a little over 1/3rd of that between them.

The point of the post was that in reality people like Mr. Diaz should be thankful that NBA or NFL players even waste their time letting him take a picture with them which will then be plastered all over the internet and sports media, raising his profile and giving him exposure. They are several levels above his paygrade,


The smallest stadium in the NFL seats 52,000 people with an average regular season tv audience of 17million people. The Super Bowel this year had the highest TV viewership of all time in the US with 120million people watching left shark do his thang and Tom Brady being Tom Brady again.


Pissing and moaning because the players on the biggest show in world sport aren't making a fuss over you when go their games is childish nonsense.


The UFC has a gross income of just under 500million, of which it kept little over half between paying off their debt, the cut of PPV due to tv stations and paying for venues/event staff/etc.

The NLF is oncourse to have a conbimed income of over 10billion dollars this year and is projected to reach 20 within 10 years.


The UFC is never, ever, ever going to be on that level.

Mellor

Just a little Samba wrote: »

By the "organisation" I meant fighters. Cutler makes 18million before sponserships and bonuses and even if he never plays another game he is gaurenteed 57million of that 126million.

If you meant fighters, thats a different story but organisation means something different.
Regardless he still doesn't make more than all fighters combined.

The top 10 earning fighters in the UFC only made a little over 1/3rd of that between them.

No they didn't. The top earning fighters earn PPV bonus, which dwarf their salary. GSP made 12 million in 2013 (his last two fights)

No single fighter makes as much as Cutler, and they won't anytime soon, but it's simply not true that he makes more than the entire roster. Even before you add up salaries, the "of the night" bonus are worth about $9 million a year alone (45 shows x 200k per show).

The point of the post was that in reality people like Mr. Diaz should be thankful that NBA or NFL players even waste their time letting him take a picture with them which will then be plastered all over the internet and sports media, raising his profile and giving him exposure. They are several levels above his paygrade,

Yup, I don't disagree with you point. The NFL dwarfs the UFC.
I was just pointing out the massive exaggeration regarding the top players earning more the the entire roster.

diusmr8a504cvk

A CM Punk training video was released:

He is also taking part in the UFC Ulti-Man 5K race this Saturday:
https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/617383521498304512/photo/1

grames_bond

Making friends before Conor's fight

https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/618972487607521280

gimmick

I know the guy in the middle. He has another pic on facebook with the biggest smile a man has ever had.

hufpc8w3adnk65

Seen that on snapchat this morning! I know the 4 of them! Can tell you one of them posts here a bit too!

rovert

Worth a watch

rovert

https://twitter.com/DeathToAllMarks/status/620145730360090624

Stereomaniac

https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/620303489286152197

Tinie

Interesting enough interview with Ariel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrvgwnzJOLo

rovert

Watch the Ariel interview of this but here it is:

rovert

https://twitter.com/The42_ie/status/631234903300902913

J. Marston

https://twitter.com/Pendred/status/631224582301700096

https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/631224757376004096

https://twitter.com/Pendred/status/631230855248248833

"You're boring."

"I make more money than you."

Punk's forgotten how to give a decent promo.

RedemptionZ

J. Marston wrote: »

"You're boring."

"I make more money than you."

Punk's forgotten how to give a decent promo.

Tbh, I'd say the amount of abuse he's getting there are times when he just wants to tell people to feck off.

gerrybbadd

Pendred makes himself look like a real d*ckhead in those tweets.

Seems to me that he's trying to get some attention for himself

thebostoncrab

Pendred complaining about anyone's striking other than his own is gold, pure gold! Desperate attempt to stay noticed, because he knows Punk is right; why isn't he calling out someone in the top 10? Because he knows he can't beat the top 10.