CM Punk calls himself the very best on this planet, however throughout his newest promo on Monday Evening Uncooked, the two-time UFC fighter paid tribute to a pal and teammate who earned the identical moniker not too long ago.
Following his match at WWE SummerSlam in Cleveland this previous weekend, Punk (actual identify Phil Brooks) confirmed up at Uncooked in Baltimore to deal with his rising rivalry with Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins. Earlier than he obtained going, Punk shouted out his pal and teammate Belal Muhammad for successful the UFC welterweight title with a dominant victory over Leon Edwards at UFC 304.
“I simply need to take an actual fast minute to shout out, give some flowers to my good pal, my teammate, my brother Belal Muhammad,” Punk stated within the ring. “He received the UFC welterweight title. It’s been a busy week, I didn’t neglect. Congratulations. I really like seeing good issues occur to good individuals. I really like watching laborious work repay.”
Throughout his temporary MMA profession, Punk skilled primarily underneath head coach Duke Roufus at his health club in Milwaukee. That’s additionally the place Muhammad steadily labored whereas he was making his manner up the rankings within the UFC’s welterweight division.
Clearly that friendship caught lengthy after Punk left combating and went again to skilled wrestling. Watch his shoutout to Muhammad for the upset win above.
