As has been heavily rumored, and basically confirmed by Dana White in the past few weeks, CM Punk will be returning to the UFC Octagon on June 9th in Chicago. His opponent will be Mike “The Truth” Jackson. Jackson is best known for losing a fight to Punk’s first opponent, Mickey Gall.
He’s back!@CMPunk makes his Octagon return against @TheTruthJackson at #UFC225 in Chicago! pic.twitter.com/X23KgAGQOg
— UFC (@ufc) April 12, 2018
Punk has been reportedly training specifically for his return to the UFC since October 2017. However, his MMA training has stayed consistent since his first fight against the aforementioned Gall at UFC 203 on September 10, 2016.
