CM Punk’s Trainer On Why He Will Be Successful In UFC

CM Punk will begin training with Duke Roufus of Roufusport in preparation for his MMA debut. Roufus spoke to MMA Fighting about why Punk will succeed:

“What made Phil successful in the WWE is going to make him do well in this as well,” Roufus said. “Wrestling is not an easy gig. They do 300 dates a year. Especially when you’re not a star. It’s not the stuff that people do when they’re a star that makes them special; it’s what they do when they’re not a star, the stuff you find out about them. Phil became a star and had to do those things, but he worked really hard on the indie circuit on his way up through the WWE ranks,” said Roufus.