Bisping, Pearson, Askren, Frank Among Those Wanting to Fight CM Punk

Apr 26, 2013; Newark, NJ, USA; Michael Bisping weighs in for his middleweight bout against Alan Belcher (not pictured) at the Prudential Center.Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

When news broke during the UFC 181 PPV that former professional wrestler, CM Punk has signed with the UFC and will be making his professional MMA debut in 2015. Fighters currently signed in the UFC and a few outside of the UFC, began calling out Phil Brooks, hoping to be his first opponent.

Although Punk has also announced that he would not fighting until he felt he was ready, which could be upwards of six months before he makes his official UFC debut, that didn’t stop fighters from campaigning for the fight.

Among those that threw their hat in the ring to be the lucky person to face CM Punk were: Michael Bisping, Derek Brunson, Elias Theodorou, Hector Urbina, Ross Pearson, Cathal Pendred, Colby Covington, Al Iaquinta, Ben Askren, Phil Baroni, and last but not least, the green power ranger, Jason David Frank.

I want the CM punk fight @ufc 170 – 185lbs it don’t matter! I will show him what 6years in ufc feels like ; Ross Pearson (@RossTheRealDeal) December 7, 2014

I want to fight cm punk — AL IAQUINTA (@ALIAQUINTA) December 7, 2014

I see @cmpunk wants to kick ass, well he can kiss my ass! Welcome to the Ufc, let’s do this! @ufc @danawhite — michael (@bisping) December 7, 2014

@KevinI Is CM Punk 185? If so, I’d love to put my 0 record against his. I’ll ask a lot nicer than Baroni. #politecanuck #viciouswelcome — The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) December 7, 2014

Every UFC middleweight will be calling out CM Punk now. Damn! I’ll call him out!! #MassiveOpportunity — Cathal Pendred (@PendredMMA) December 7, 2014

“@MMASun: Seriously how about @Benaskren vs @CMPunk ?”maybe I only fight with 1 arm to make it fair — Ben Askren (@Benaskren) December 7, 2014