CM Punk calls himself the perfect on this planet, however throughout his newest promo on Monday Night time Uncooked, the two-time UFC fighter paid tribute to a pal and teammate who earned the identical moniker not too long ago.
Following his match at WWE SummerSlam in Cleveland this previous weekend, Punk (actual title Phil Brooks) confirmed up at Uncooked in Baltimore to handle his rising rivalry with Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins. Earlier than he bought going, Punk shouted out his pal and teammate Belal Muhammad for successful the UFC welterweight title with a dominant victory over Leon Edwards at UFC 304.
“I simply need to take an actual fast minute to shout out, give some flowers to my good pal, my teammate, my brother Belal Muhammad,” Punk stated within the ring. “He gained the UFC welterweight title. It’s been a busy week, I didn’t overlook. Congratulations. I like seeing good issues occur to good individuals. I like watching laborious work repay.”
Throughout his temporary MMA profession, Punk skilled primarily underneath head coach Duke Roufus at his fitness center in Milwaukee. That’s additionally the place Muhammad incessantly labored whereas he was making his means up the rankings within the UFC’s welterweight division.
Clearly that friendship caught lengthy after Punk left preventing and went again to skilled wrestling. Watch his shoutout to Muhammad for the upset win above.
