TMZ Sports magically found Dana White this week (ostensibly around the time of the UFC 205 press conference in New York) and one of the topics of conversation was the future of CM Punk. “I’ve got to talk to him,” the UFC president said. “He called me the night of the fight. We talked. He was on his way home.” What did they talk about? “I told him to go spend some time with his wife and live like a normal person for a while, and then we’ll get on the phone and talk about what’s next.”
White had previously indicated after UFC 203, where Punk’s MMA debut vs. Mickey Gall was the most heavily promoted fight, that if the former WWE Champion fought again, it wouldn’t be in the UFC. However, that was before pay-per-view estimates came in. While the event wasn’t a smash hit, it looks to have done noticeably above the level of most recent cards with the UFC Heavyweight Championship was at stake in the official main event.
If Punk were to fight again and have a realistic shot, the UFC needs to find a much lower level opponent for him. The question is if the promotion wants to, or if the feeling is that Punk’s opponents have to be fighters who have futures if they beat Punk.
