Alistair Overeem: ‘CM Punk is Making a Mistake’

– During a media conference on Monday, Alistair Overeem spoke about CM Punk’s UFC debut at UFC 203. While Overeem understands the need for “show fights,” he thinks Punk is making a mistake…

“I totally understand and realize you need to have these ‘show’ fights to kind of boost the sport. Brock (Lesnar) came from the WWE, I think it was great for the sport, he’s a big guy, I enjoyed watching his fights. So the same for CM Punk. He’s getting a lot of attention, but I think it’s not going to be in his favor. His division welterweight, that’s a very hard division. To me he’s making a mistake. He doesn’t know what he’s getting himself into. He’s talking about ‘I want to test myself’ and this and that — well, he’s going to be tested.”

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