5 Reasons why CM Punk deserves respect despite not being your 'average MMA' fighter

#2 Never stopped perfecting skills

Punk receiving his blue-belt

Everything, in the end, boils down to the “age factor”. When you’re doing well in life, everything’s hunky dory, would you spend days and days trying to master a gogoplata?

Personal investments get harder with age and even more so when that very investment requires physical activity in a highly competitive ecosystem. Not for “Chick Magnet” Punk, though!

Punk recently upgraded himself to a Brazilian jiu-jitsu blue-belt distinction after training hard for months. Say what you want to say about this guy, but dedication is something that scores a perfect-ten on his meter. Brazilian jiu-jitsu isn’t easy.

It takes more than just courage to execute the art form. It takes toil and discipline and is akin to studying a difficult subject. This man isn’t doing MMA just for the sake of it, his commitment to this intricate art-form conveys that he means business!

PS: Congrats on the blue-belt, Punk.