Jose Canseco wants shot at CM Punk in UFC
Since it was annouced that Phil “CM Punk” Brooks had signed multi-fight deal with UFC, fighters ranging from rookies to mixed martial arts legends have been coming out of the woodwork looking to be his first opponent.
A few celebrities with fighting experience have joined that parade as well. Most notably. “Power Ranger” Jason David Frank, who has five professional fights under his belt, called out Brooks earlier this week.
He wasn’t the last though. Predictably, and perhaps even sadly, we can officially add the name of Jose Canseco to that growing list.
Yeah, those definitely qualify as fighting words.
As UFC President Dana White has stated in the days following the signing, he’d prefer to match the former WWE champion with an opponent with limited experience. Oddly enough, in that regard, Canseco does quality. Back in 2009, he fought K-1 veteran Hong-man Choi in Japan and actually fared well for a stretch, before submitting in the first round.
Seeing as Brooks has yet to step inside the octagon, it’s impossible to say who might have the advantage if Brooks and Canseco squared off. At 36, Brooks has youth on his side. But he’s obviously an older 36 than most because of his near 20-year career in the professional wrestling business. Perhaps Canseco’s biggest disadvantage would be the fact he has one less finger with which to gauge Brooks’ eyes.
That’s probably more analysis than you needed to read. It’s certainly more analysis than we’re comfortable giving. But we can’t help but be a little bit intrigued. Perhaps if the whole UFC doesn’t work out for Brooks, we can pitch this fight to Vince McMahon for a future Wrestlemania. You know he’s always willing to welcome back former stars that fall on hard times. In fact, he’s probably printing the posters as we speak.
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