UPDATE x 2: UFC President Dana White tweeted the following regarding former WWE Superstar CM Punk signing a multi-fight deal with the UFC:
Welcome to the UFC @CMPunk! #UFC #WWE http://t.co/OEvu1fvJcD
— Dana White (@danawhite) December 7, 2014
UPDATE: As noted earlier, CM Punk told UFC announcer Joe Rogan at the UFC 181 pay-per-view that he had signed a multi-year deal with the UFC. Punk said:
“I have a limited window like all fighters do, and I’m here for a fight. This is my new career 100%.”
As noted earlier, Punk noted that he’d most likely be fighting at middleweight or welterweight but will NOT fight at light heavyweight.
ORIGINAL: Throughout the entire first fight on the UFC 181 pay-per-view, UFC play-by-play announcer Mike Goldberg teased a “major announcement from Joe Rogan that you do NOT want to miss.”
When the first fight was over, we shot live to cage-side where Rogan was with — “The Best in the World.”
That’s right, folks. CM Punk was with Rogan and the announcement was that Punk has signed with the UFC. He has signed a multi-fight contract and will be debuting in the near future. CM Punk said his debut would be at some point in 2015 and it was “all systems go” after it had been officially announced tonight.
It was mentioned that Punk might be fighting in the UFC’s Middleweight (185 pounds) division.
You can view a video of CM Punk appearing at UFC 181 and announcing his new deal by clicking here.
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