After CM Punk left WWE he shocked the world when he announced that he had signed a contract with UFC. There was a lot of hype leading up to his first fight, but Punk was defeated by Mickey Gall in the first round in 2 minutes and 14 seconds at UFC 203.
Crossing over from professional wrestling into the world of MMA isn’t the easiest thing to do, but Bobby Lashley has managed to find success in both worlds. During a recent interview with the Hannibal TV, Lashley shared his thoughts on Punk losing his first fight and he said that what matter is that Punk stepped inside the cage (H/T to WrestlingInc for the transcription).
“Yeah, Punk got beat up in his last fight. Who cares? He made a lot of money, he trained his ass off, and he stepped into that cage. … Punk lost his first fight. He tried and they say that he’s going to take another fight. I’m like, more power to you man. Go out there and fight. s–t, if you lose, it doesn’t even matter.”
Lashley added that people need to start stepping out of their comfort zones to try new things.
“We have to start encouraging people to step out of their comfort zones and start doing new things. Anything anybody does new, there are a bunch of naysayers.”
CM Punk has been quiet about what’s next for his MMA career, but his coach recently noted that he’s been training for his next fight which has yet to be announced.
