{"id":4788,"date":"2015-12-04T02:49:29","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T08:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=4788"},"modified":"2015-12-04T13:24:07","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T19:24:07","slug":"c-m-punk-guaranteed-to-fight-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/04\/c-m-punk-guaranteed-to-fight-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"C.M. Punk guaranteed to fight in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2480888003\" 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>UFC president Dana White is hunting for C.M. Punk&#8217;s first UFC opponent. He&#8217;s even filming a reality show about finding someone for Punk to fight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just started a new show, the pilot is on YouTube, it&#8217;s called, &#8216;Dana White Looking for a Fight,&#8217; and I&#8217;m actually out looking for opponents for C.M. Punk right now,&#8221; White said on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/video\/otr-white-on-cm-punk-he-will-fight-next-year~762116\" target=\"_blank\">TSN<\/a> this week, as quoted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/ufc\/story\/ufc-dana-white-cm-punk-scouting-for-first-opponent-on-reality-show-120315\" target=\"_blank\">Fox Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>White also hopes to find other fighters for his roster on the show. However, Punk remains a priority for White, who guaranteed that Punk will have a UFC fight in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s the first time this guy has ever trained to fight,&#8221; White said. &#8220;The guy&#8217;s never wrestled. He&#8217;s professional wrestled, but he&#8217;s never wrestled. 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