Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 8, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 I wouldn't look too much into Punk's documentary tanking, its free to view on UFC's youtube channel so people aint gonna be clamouring to watch it on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 What I think with Punk is, he's fallien into a 'humble, respectful, let-my-fists-do-the-talking' model of fighter, and there's no fucking way that's what they hired him for. Â At the presser where he said 'I'm glad to be free of having to cut promos and having to try to sell pay per views with my personality' I could imagine Dana, under his breath, saying 'fucking twat'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members lambyUK Posted September 8, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 What I think with Punk is, he's fallien into a 'humble, respectful, let-my-fists-do-the-talking' model of fighter, and there's no fucking way that's what they hired him for.  At the presser where he said 'I'm glad to be free of having to cut promos and having to try to sell pay per views with my personality' I could imagine Dana, under his breath, saying 'fucking twat'...  I'm not so sure about that Daz. I think both guys were clever enough to know that there's no possible way you could trash talk another fighter whilst having no fighting experience whatsoever. It would actually be a mockery if Punk turned the trash talk dial to 11 whilst his opponent would just retort with something like "you're a fake wrestler" every time.  Dana is banking on the popularity of Punk and the following on social media he has. He has 2.62m followers on twitter alone. I'm guessing a massive % of them are WWE fan who have never even watched a UFC fight. Even if only 5% of those that follow him pay for the event, that's 130k extra buys that were never going to be there.  He's hoping for something similar from what happened with Lesnar. People tune into to see his fight, but fall in love with the sport and continue to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 8, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 Ariel is playing a blinder this week with content... Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 8, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 8, 2016  What I think with Punk is, he's fallien into a 'humble, respectful, let-my-fists-do-the-talking' model of fighter, and there's no fucking way that's what they hired him for.  At the presser where he said 'I'm glad to be free of having to cut promos and having to try to sell pay per views with my personality' I could imagine Dana, under his breath, saying 'fucking twat'...  I'm not so sure about that Daz. I think both guys were clever enough to know that there's no possible way you could trash talk another fighter whilst having no fighting experience whatsoever. It would actually be a mockery if Punk turned the trash talk dial to 11 whilst his opponent would just retort with something like "you're a fake wrestler" every time.    agree 100%, Punk's pretty much played this thing perfectly. I don't think for one second that Dana expected Punk to come in and start making outrageous claims, before Punk was even involved with MMA anytime he talked about the sport he was highly respectful and came off as a genuine fan.  I heard on a podcast that they thought Punk has fucked up by not ramping up the shit talking...but considering there's a large portion of fans, pundits and fighters who think the whole thing is making a mockery of the sport, i dont think Punk has done anything to fuel that argument. He simply signed on to fight, showed everyone respect, got his head down and trained his arse off, huge respect to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members lambyUK Posted September 8, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 Thanks Egg, listening to that interview now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeRobertsParoleOfficer Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Must admit I agree with Daz on this. Â Why else would they sign a 36 yr old with no experience and a history of injuries! Â I'm sure they wanted 'Cm Punk', the polarisng c**t to ramp up interest and upset people etc. Â What they've got is Phil Brooks in humble mode. That can't be what they thought they signed! Â Kinda like signing Hogan to promote an event and quiet Terry Bollea shows up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 8, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 but why? how false would that be? Punk is in no position to be a polarising cunt, he's a treating this whole venture with the hubleness and respect it deserves. What good would it do Punk to come into MMA and have the entire scene and everyone involved in it turn on him because of his attitude? Â Even some fighters who were very critical of the whole affair to start with (Askren, Nate Diaz), have changed their opinion and praised him for the way he's approached this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Punks comes across great. I like him. And I think he's done a great job of endearing himself to the MMA crowd. Â But I just can't believe they hired someone with Punk's CV and expected him to be vanilla and humble, like everyone else they've got. Â You're right, he can't come over and give it the billy big bollocks 'best in the world' schtick, but there are other ways he could have stirred the pot, I think. Â If he wins though, I want him cross legged in the ring, dropping pipe bombs. GTS'ing Rogan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Once he's on a 1-0 undefeated streak he can trash talk as much as he likes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Clint Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 That's assuming that Punk doesn't twist his ankle or something of that nature on Saturday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 His ankles should be as flexible as anyone's after all the heel turns he's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members lambyUK Posted September 8, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 but why? how false would that be? Punk is in no position to be a polarising cunt, he's a treating this whole venture with the hubleness and respect it deserves. What good would it do Punk to come into MMA and have the entire scene and everyone involved in it turn on him because of his attitude?  Even some fighters who were very critical of the whole affair to start with (Askren, Nate Diaz), have changed their opinion and praised him for the way he's approached this.  Precisely.  I think both Daz and JRPO have got their pro wrestling fan's hats on here. This is a sport at the end of the day, and yes, whilst promotion is essential, and pro wrestling is an influence when it comes to promotion, it has to at least feel authentic.  There really is no middle ground here, it's either the Punk we are seeing now or a fake trash Punk who would be openly mocked by both his opponent and mainstream media. It would be a black eye to the sport for me if it just became a joke.  Punk just fighting was a potential black eye to the sport too but with the way he's gone about things that talk has now died.  Joe Rogan when Punk was signed said it was his fanbase and following as to why the UFC decided to sign him. The potential for new eye balls on the sport was a main driver in the deal. There was nothing mentioned at all in relation to Punk fake trash talking his way into a public mockery.  As mentioned, both he and Dana are cleverer than that.  To note, the above interview with Helwani is why he was signed as well. It's absolutely magnificent and Punk truly is fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members herbie747 Posted September 8, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 Just watched the latest embedded. Stipe is a bit of a knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members lambyUK Posted September 8, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 Just watched the latest embedded. Stipe is a bit of a knob.  I haven't watched ep 3 yet, so I'm hoping you're right and Miocic does a double turn and I can go back to being fully behind Overeem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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