{"id":1071,"date":"2015-10-19T18:49:39","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T23:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=1071"},"modified":"2015-10-20T03:43:55","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T08:43:55","slug":"c-m-punk-updates-ufc-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/10\/19\/c-m-punk-updates-ufc-future\/","title":{"rendered":"C.M. Punk updates UFC future &#038; injury status"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1411623181\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Former WWE star C.M. Punk went on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2015\/10\/19\/9562219\/the-mma-hour-with-chris-weidman-in-studio-yoel-romero-firas-zahabi\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;MMA Hour&#8221; with MMA reporter Ariel Helwani on Monday afternoon<\/a> to discuss his UFC training and other topics.<\/p>\n<p>Punk noted that he is still determined to have his first UFC fight despite an injury setback. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrestlezone.com\/news\/631839-cm-punk-interview-highlights\" target=\"_blank\">Punk said he suffered a shoulder injury in August, but has improved since then<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Punk said he wanted to keep the injury under wraps so people did not start doubting that he would make his UFC debut, as it&#8217;s not as serious as originally believed.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, Punk is not going to make his UFC debut in 2015. 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