8 Things You Need To Know About CM Punk’s UFC Contract

4. The Deal Has Been Done Since October

Punk has showed up at varied UFC events over the years, and has perpetually been on sensible terms with UFC President Danu White. Punk conjointly has some friends among the fighters on the UFC list (remember once he was getting to accompany Chael Sonnen to the ring, till Vince McMahon killed the idea?).

So it’s no surprise then that he has had a dialog open with them for a short time, and despite the deal being proclaimed at UFC 181 Saturday night, it had been truly finalised on Oct twenty second, in keeping with Punk.

What’s the importance of the 22nd? Well, Oct twenty second is once Punk was formally free and beyond the WWE. Talks started up well before it. He has conjointly expressed that he was to be the “big announcement” at a conference the UFC command last month (many thought the Reebok uniform deal was to possess been the massive announcement), however despite the deal being finalized in Oct, for no matter reason, they weren’t able to announce the sign language.