CM Punk Injured in Training

CM Punk’s UFC debut has been delayed a bit further after he suffered an injury in training. Punk’s trainer Duke Roufus told ESPN that Punk suffered a shoulder injury in training when he got “caught in a scramble” and that he won’t return to training until October 14th at the earliest.

“He was doing great before that,” Roufus said. “His progress has been good. He’s got a great attitude and he’s a hard worker. He got a place in Milwaukee where he lives all week when he’s here training, so he’s in it to win it.”

He continued, “Our biggest thing is we want him to 101 percent before [resuming training]. We don’t have a hard date for his fight to force the issue, so making sure he’s completely healthy is possible.”

When asked how close Punk is to being ready, Roufus said about 50%. He belives Punk’s debut is in the next six to ten months, noting, “The UFC will probably book him a fight three to four months in advance — a guy of his magnitude…The injury throws us back one month. We had a ballpark. We were looking at mid- to late-spring. Now, we’ll just have to see how he comes back from the injury.”