10 Things We Learned From CM Punk On UFC Unfiltered

2. The Moment He Decided To Make The Move To UFC

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Jim wants to know what the moment was that made Punk decide he was going to try his hand in the UFC, asking if there was a particular moment when he was watching MMA and realised he wanted to get in the cage and fight.

Punk doesn't think he can pinpoint one specific moment, adding that it's always been something he's wanted to do. He's always been fascinated with jiu-jitsu and kenpo karate, and the first time he ever witnessed BJJ "it was like a f**king magic trick".

Dan Severn came into their gym to train for the superfight he was having against Royce Gracie, and watching that always had MMA in the back of his head.

Once pro wrestling was over this was a void in his life, and one day his phone rang and it was Dana and Lorenzo. They would always needle him at events asking if he'd ever considered getting in there and now that he was a free agent he was ready to make it happen.

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