Former WWE Champion CM Punk is set to fight Mike Jackson in a welterweight bout at the upcoming UFC 225 pay-per-view event on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
He lost in his MMA debut against Mickey Gall at UFC 203 in September of 2016 by first round submission.
The promotion held the weigh-ins on Friday morning. Here are the results:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Robert Whittaker (185) vs. Yoel Romero (186) – for middleweight title
Colby Covington (169) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (169) – for interim welterweight title
Megan Anderson (146) vs. Holly Holm (146)
Andrei Arlovski (249) vs. Tai Tuivasa (261)
Phil “CM Punk” Brooks (169) vs. Mike Jackson (170.5)
PRELIMIMARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
Curtis Blaydes (254) vs. Alistair Overeem (244)
Carla Esparza (116) vs. Claudia Gadelha (116)
Mirsad Bektic (146) vs. Ricardo Lamas (145)
Rashad Coulter (247) vs. Chris De La Rocha (261)
PRELIMIMARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 p.m. ET)
Rashad Evans (205) vs. Anthony Smith (206)
Joseph Benavidez (125.5) vs. Sergio Pettis (126)
Clay Guida (154) vs. Charles Oliveira (155)
Dan Ige (146) vs. Mike Santiago (145)
