CM Punk return announced as WWE legend signs up to Cage Fury Fighting Championships to be broadcast on UFC Fight Pass
The 40-year-old is set to get behind the microphone for the mixed martial arts event on December 14 with the show set to be aired on the subscription service
CM PUNK'S return has been announced — with the American set to make his bow at the Cage Fury Fighting Championships.
According to , the 40-year-old has been earmarked for a spot in the commentators box at CFFC 71 on December 14.
After leaving the WWE, he began a mixed martial arts career in 2014.
Anyone with a UFC Fight Pass will be able to watch the event, which will be broadcast from the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
CM Punk — also known as Phillip Jack Brooks — made his WWE debut in 1999 and is still signed up to fight in UFC, if he should want to.
The Chicago brawler said: "I can’t wait for this opportunity to call the CFFC fights on UFC Fight Pass.
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"CFFC has a long history of putting on exciting fights featuring some of the sport’s up-and-coming athletes.
"This card is going to be a lot of fun, and I’m really excited to have the chance to be a part of it."
CM Punk last fought in the octagon in June when he lost to Mike Jackson in a unanimous decision in his hometown of Chicago.
That came nearly two years after his debut in Cleveland, where he lost to Mickey Gall thanks to a rear naked choke.