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Dana White: I Have a Lot of Respect for CM Punk

August 30, 2016 | Posted by Larry Csonka

– Dana White recently appeared on the Ric Flair Show (transcript via wrestlinginc.com), here are the highlights…

On Brock Lesnar’s UFC 200 Victory: “He came in the first time with only one fight. Then, after the layoff, his age, and everything else, I didn’t know what to expect and the guy is an absolute freak of nature regardless of the stuff that went down and everything else. Still, to come in here and compete at that level is pretty impressive.”

On CM Punk: “CM Punk was a huge UFC fan. He and I became friends and it was his dream to come try and compete in the UFC. And I said, ‘you know what? I’ll let you give it a shot.’ The guy [has] been working hard. There were a lot of jokes made when he came into the sport and people are still making jokes about the guy, but I’ll tell you what, the team that he trains with, Duke Roufus’s team, everybody there respects CM Punk. The guy [has] worked hard, he’s in there every day, he doesn’t go in there with ‘I’m a superstar’ attitude, he started from the bottom and worked his way up, and everybody respects him. So we’ll see. Win, lose, or draw, I have a lot of respect for the guy and how hard he [has] gone after it.”

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