CM Punk Isn’t Embarrassed By His Post-UFC 203 Speech

– CM Punk appeared on Windy City Live (per WZ) and talked about his appearance at C2E2, his MMA career and more. Highlights are below:

On if he’ll continue to pursue MMA: “Yea, absolutely. It’s all tough. When I was a wrestler, I was throwing myself at the ground 300 days a year. Now I’m more focused on different disciplines, and I get to sleep in my own bed every night.”

On what appeals to him about challenge of MMA: “To me, there’s something so romantic about that. You walk into a cage, and there’s a winner and there’s a loser. People can make excuses, but at the end of the day, there’s a winner and there’s a loser. I think in this world, because in my opinion, you only get one time around, if you’re scared of something I think it’s best to face it head on. I’m comfortable with being uncomfortable.”

On his post-fight speech at UFC 203 and why he continues to pursue MMA: “You asked me prior to coming on if I was OK with you guys showing that [speech], because I think maybe the thought is I’m embarrassed, but the truth is, I’m not. Just like you, I think you look at that and think sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. I think it’s much more important to lose graciously and with some class than to win and tell everyone what a bad ass you are. This is a work in progress, you know what I mean? That is, to me, what’s beautiful about mixed martial arts, that on any day, anybody can beat anybody else. People can say that I suck and I shouldn’t do this; I think that’s exactly why I should do it. Because to me, I love it, it’s fun, it’s challenging and it’s what I want to do. I think that’s a good message, go out and do what you want to do.”