Mike “The Truth” Jackson is ready to take on CM Punk at UFC 225 in Chicago, IL on June 9th.

Former WWE superstar CM Punk, real name Phil Brooks, will be making his second appearance in the UFC Octagon in front of his hometown of Chicago, IL on June 9. Standing across from him man will be fellow welterweight, Mike Jackson.

Jackson has been waiting to face off with the ‘Cult of Personality’ since he entered the UFC in 2016. In Jackson’s own UFC debut he faced Mickey Gall for a shot at Punk. Unfortunately, it was Gall who went on to hand CM Punk his first loss. Now the time has come for Jackson to get his shot at the wrestling star.

“I have been in this sport ten years, this year, and this guy is new,” Jackson told Cage Side Submissions podcast. “I have competed at the amateur level as well as the professional level. I have more than just the one UFC fight. I think people only know me from only that one fight, as opposed to what I’ve done prior. So you have this guy who has never had a real fight in his life and he’s over here trying to call me “a can” and I took that as a sign of disrespect, and now we have to fight.”

Recently, there has been some heated words between Punk and Jackson. Following his loss to Gall, Punk called Jackson “a can” and belittled his fighting skills. Both men have had one fight and one loss in the UFC. CM Punk is a household name and many believe that he is solely riding on that name.

“I get what he’s trying to do and I ain’t even mad at it,” Jackson said. “If you find something that catches your interest and you have a huge value to your name then it only makes sense you try to capitalize on it so I’m not upset at what he’s done. My thing is the route that he chose to go through, to compete in MMA, you have to have a little bit of humility when you go this route. You are going to be held accountable for your words and actions.

“We’re on different levels, I guess we are the same in the sense that we have each had one fight in the UFC against Mickey Gall, but that is where the similarities end. Outside of that, my skillsets and what I bring to the table are far superior to what he has to offer.”

Jackson is looking to finish CM Punk and get his first win in the UFC. Being on the main card for this fight is the perfect opportunity to show that world what he can do.

“All the pressure in on me, there is literally no pressure on him. I’m about to go fight some dude who shouldn’t be in the UFC if I lose they are gonna meme the hell out of me, I’m going to turn into the new Jordan cry face if I get bested by a Phil Brooks. I’m taking it in stride, and at the end of the day, these hands are what Phil is gonna catch.”

UFC 225 is headlined by the middleweight title fight between champion Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero.