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Mike Dolce Would Like His Client Jason Ellis to Fight CM Punk

May 21, 2017 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris

MMAjunkie Radio recently interviewed fighter nutritionist and trainer Mike Dolce, who was asked about making a potential return to MMA and fighting CM Punk below are some highlights. It’s currently unknown if Punk will ever fight in the UFC again, but Punk has verbalized wanting to have another MMA fight.

Dolce on possibly fighting again: “I was never a great fighter, nor did I position myself to be. But I was always (expletive) tough. I fought Delson Heleno (and) Lyman Good – two decisions. I fought Karl Amoussou over in Japan. I have some good wins also – a lot of knockout win on my record. Not the full records on Sherdog, no matter what the trolls say. I love to compete, so would I fight again? In my mind, I’ve still got one more good one in me, one more good run. It’s because I’m a dude, and I’ve got testosterone, and I’ve got this attitude. And I feel unfulfilled because of the day my career had ended.”

Dolce on a fight with CM Punk: “CM Punk, I would love to. Phil, if you want to (expletive) throw down, homey … That’s the one I would come out for. I could probably make 155. Because I am ‘The Dolce Diet,’ I can do whatever the hell I want, weight class-wise. But I’d probably like 185 more than anything.”

Dolce on why he’d like to see Jason Ellis fight CM Punk: “This is not – I’m not calling out Phil, not calling out CM Punk. That’s not me. Now Jason Ellis, on the other hand, Jason Ellis vs. CM Punk, that’s the fight that we should see. Jason just won King of the Cage, and we worked with him for the fight. And I think that’s a fair fight. Those guys are equally skilled. I think those guys are equally experienced. That would be a true good fight and I think that we could see a three-round war. I’m betting on Jason because I know the way he trained. Punk, he trains with Duke (Roufus), with those guys, so he trains hard too.”

Dolce on rather helping to manage someone who would fight Punk: “I say that frankly – I don’t want a fight, I’m not calling out CM Punk. So nobody write that, we’re just joking around in conversation. I would much prefer managing the weight cut and performance of the person who fought him. That’s my role. That’s where I would love to be.”

Dolce on having one more fight in him: “I do (believe I have one more in me). I always do. Every man does. And even if I ever did decide to come back, I would come back and announce it on this show. If I ever did want to fight an individual and a single person, I would call that person out on this show. Right now I have no list, I have no desire to do so. But should that ever happen, it would be here, on the MMAjunkie Radio show.”