CM Punk Return WWE: Bobby Lashley Says He 'Hopes Punk Does Well' In UFC [VIDEO]

As CM Punk makes his transition from the WWE to UFC, he has at least one supporter: Bellator MMA fighter and TNA wrestler Bobby Lashley.

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Lashley spoke to MMAFighting.com and said that he hopes Punk does well when he makes his move from the squared circle to the Octagon.

"I hope he does well. I know he's at a good camp and I know the guys are saying he's training his ass off," Lashley told the site. "That's a hard situation, because what do you do? You've got a guy that's 0-0. Are you gonna bring somebody else that's 0-0 into the UFC and give him that berth or are you gonna give him someone that's more experienced? I hope he does well and it's not even for the [pro] wrestling aspect. He's going out there fighting and sticking his neck on the line, so I hope he does well."

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Lashley, a former TNA Heavyweight Champion, also said he wishes that Punk could have a fight prior to his highly-publicized debut for UFC, which is expected for later this year.

"I wish he can have a fight before going in there," Lashley said. "I wish they could send him out to some jungle somewhere and put him in a cage and fight a nobody and see what he does."

Lashley also discussed possible strategies Punk will utilize inside the cage.

"Everybody has to have their go-to. I don't know what his go-to is gonna be," he said. "If the water is getting deep for me, I'm gonna take somebody down. For him, you can't just rely on your hands because there's so many people out there that are just phenomenal with their hands. I really don't know where he's gonna go. That's a tough one."

Punk walked out on the WWE in January 2014 and revealed on Colt Cabana's podcast last November that he wasn't ever going to return to the company.

The "Best in the World" then signed a deal with UFC this past December and his debut in the Octagon is slated for some time in late 2015.

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