Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos A target was put on Phil “ CM Punk ” Brooks’ back from the second the UFC announced they had signed him to fight for real in the promotion’s octagon. ONE FC welterweight Ben Askren is one of the people helping Punk meet the challenge ahead, working with the former pro wrestler at the Roufusport academy in Milwaukee. Askren (14-0), 30, is an MMA fighter and expert wrestler, having transitioned to the cage after a decorated career on the mat with two NCAA titles and a trip to the 2008 Olympics. He said he gets asked a lot about people wanting to know what Brooks has got. “When someone decides to come into the UFC and they don’t have a combat sports background, you’re kind of thinking, does he really understand what he’s getting into?” Askren told MMAjunkie. “But I think he gets it
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Ben Askren on CM Punk: ‘He comes in, works hard every single day’ – MMA Junkie