UFC officially announced that CM Punk will be fighting Mike “The Truth” Jackson at UFC 225 in CM Punk’s hometown of Chicago on June 9.
He's back!@CMPunk makes his Octagon return against @TheTruthJackson at #UFC225 in Chicago! pic.twitter.com/X23KgAGQOg
— UFC (@ufc) April 12, 2018
Contracts are signed, now it’s #Official #Official, @CMPunk! #TruthvsPunk at #UFC225… don’t come for me, @usantidoping! https://t.co/E2EBFsELMs pic.twitter.com/DxcMBQuDwW
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) April 12, 2018
Mike Jackson and CM Punk are both 0-1, both losing to Mickey Gall. Gall choked Mike Jackson out in 45 seconds in February 2016 in a fight to determine CM Punk’s first opponent. Gall then went on to defeat CM Punk in just over 2 minutes at UFC 203 in September 2016.
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