Phil “CM Punk” Brooks Phil “ CM Punk ” Brooks has been a member of the UFC roster for well over a year, but after suffering multiple injury setbacks, many doubt that he’ll ever step into the octagon for an actual fight. The latest setback for Brooks (0-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) came when the former WWE superstar was forced to undergo back surgery for a herniated disc. That the injury was announced only days after Mickey Gall picked up an impressive win at UFC Fight Night 82 to officially cement himself as the man to welcome Brooks to the octagon. The post-fight staredown between the men became meaningless when it was announced that the pro wrestler was going back under the knife. Matt Brown (20-13 MMA, 13-7 UFC), the No. 7 ranked fighter in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings, has been through a similar injury and explained the process after saying that he felt Brooks had “pussed out” of his fight with Gall
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