Wrestling & MMA

From Stanford to Bristol: Former WWE superstar CM Punk on ESPN to discuss UFC, Brock Lesnar

Former WWE superstar CM Punk (Phil Brooks) was in studio on ESPN to discuss his foray into MMA with UFC. SportsCenter hosts Jay Crawford (middle) and Chris McKendry (right) interviewed him.
Former WWE superstar CM Punk (Phil Brooks) was in studio on ESPN to discuss his foray into MMA with UFC. SportsCenter hosts Jay Crawford (middle) and Chris McKendry (right) interviewed him. Rich Arden/ESPN Images

Former WWE superstar CM Punk turned MMA fighter Phil Brooks appeared on MMA Live Extra online (MMA Extra.com) and SportsCenter on ESPN.

Brooks was in Bristol, Conn., ESPN’s headquarters, to discuss the transformation to Mixed Martial Arts and his UFC Octagon debut in 2015. WWE headquarters is in Stanford, Conn., about 50 miles from Bristol.

SportsCenter hosts Chris McKendry and Jay Crawford interview Brooks on set.

Phil Murphy interviewed him for MMA Live Extra.

To watch, click below.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12041536

This story was originally published December 18, 2014 at 4:59 AM with the headline "From Stanford to Bristol: Former WWE superstar CM Punk on ESPN to discuss UFC, Brock Lesnar."

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