It was a little more low key than NBA superstar LeBron James announcing that he was taking his talents to South Beach in 2010, but UFC President Dana White’s revelation on FOX Sports Live Tuesday that former WWE superstar CM Punk had found a training home to prepare for his UFC debut in 2015 still made waves in the world of mixed martial arts.
That home? The Roufusport gym in Milwaukee run by head coach Duke Roufus, who couldn’t be happier with the latest addition to a team that includes the likes of UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, his brother Sergio, Ben Askren, Chico Camus, Dustin Ortiz and Erik Koch.
“I met him in Chicago through some mutual friends when Anthony fought Donald Cerrone (in January of 2013) and we really hit it off and connected in a lot of different ways,” Roufus said. “I’m excited to work with him. Obviously he has a load of doubters out there, but I enjoy that and that motivates me as a coach and teacher to these guys. For the longest time, I was mouthing off that Anthony Pettis was going to be the greatest of all-time. People thought I was crazy, but look at Anthony Pettis now.”
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