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Punk, whose real name is Phil Brooks, revealed on the new UFC Unfiltered podcast that he has been cleared by doctors this week after a back injury that has seen him out of action since February.
Brooks' promotional debut in the big leagues will also mark his professional debut in the sport and although he has been training at top gym Roufusport for over a year, he has no previous combat sports experience bar some karate when he was younger and a bit of BJJ.
Luckily for Brooks, the man he faces is 2-0 and is coming into this bout off the back of a win against a photographer who was 0-1.

Former UFC fighter shot dead while out for evening walk
It’s believed to have been a targeted attack. Former UFC fighter , Suman Mokhtarian, has been shot dead. The ex-MMA fight was shot in a ‘brazen’ and ‘targeted’ daylight attack while taking an early evening walk, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Mokhtarian was shot in the upper body and was unable to be revived by […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov praises Ireland for Palestine support after Hughes loss
“I invite you and your whole team and family to Dagestan.” Derry’s Paul Hughes suffered the second MMA defeat of his career in Dubai on Saturday. Usman Nurmagomedov’s Bellator Lightweight World Championship belt was on the line in what was the top-billed fight in the PFL Champions Series 1 event. Hughes was a big underdog […]
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1 year ago
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