Den före detta WWE-wrestlingsjtärnan CM Punk hade förra veckan sin första träningsmatch med det nya laget Roufusport och gjorde enligt Duke Roufus själv väldigt bra ifrån sig. Vad som imponerade mest på den före detta kickboxaren och topptränaren var att Phil Brooks visade sig vara en naturlig striker.
Det här berätttar Roufus, via ”MMAMania”:
He’s putting his work in, he shows up every day. He has a great attitude. He didn’t become successful in the WWE by accident. It’s because he was a worker and he was a value to the organization, not only in the front as a face, but in who he is. People get behind people who are easy to work with, and he’s so easy to work with. It’s awesome. That being said, he came in with Gracie jiu-jitsu. The natural thing he’s good at, which makes me happy, is striking. He’s a natural striker. When he did a scrimmage last week, he was pretty comfortable in the fire. He didn’t freak out, he didn’t panic. That’s what I’m looking for in new fighters. It’s not necessarily skill. You can teach skill, but you can’t teach will. Are they going to run and break during a fight, or are they going to get in there and survive the fire? And that’s what I was impressed with. I think in time, all his skills are going to advance, but if he has the mindset and the will, he’s going to do great.
Man har ännu inte utsett någon motståndare för Brooks UFC-debut.
