{"id":31313,"date":"2016-09-11T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-11T05:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=31313"},"modified":"2016-09-11T04:14:54","modified_gmt":"2016-09-11T09:14:54","slug":"ufc-203-c-m-punks-ufc-future-following-decisive-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/09\/11\/ufc-203-c-m-punks-ufc-future-following-decisive-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 203 &#8211; What is C.M. Punk&#8217;s UFC future following decisive loss?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-960999725\" 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>If C.M. Punk fights again professionally, UFC president Dana White says it probably should not be in UFC.<\/p>\n<p>White told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-p3AFt3DPVM\" target=\"_blank\">Fight Network&#8217;s John Pollock<\/a> following UFC 203 that he gave Punk an opportunity and now if he wants to fight again, he probably needs to take a step back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He probably shouldn&#8217;t have his next fight in UFC. Just like I said with Brock (Lesnar), having your first fight in UFC is tough. And you see tonight even if it&#8217;s against a guy who&#8217;s just 2-0. This is a tough place to learn,&#8221; White said of Punk following his decisive First Round loss to Mickey Gall.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, White said he likes and respects Punk, and he doesn&#8217;t view Punk&#8217;s debut fight as an experiment that backfired. &#8220;He wanted to give it a shot. 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