CM Punk’s fiery exchange with stalker

CM PUNK is used to dealing with crazy fans from his WWE days, but he was forced to take matters into his own hands after this guy took things too far.

FORMER professional wrestler Phil Brooks has — and will continue to have — a host of mixed martial artists calling him out until his first fight in the UFC is locked in.

But the man more commonly known as CM Punk drew the line when one overeager would-be opponent took things a little too far at a question-and-answer session with fans ahead of a UFC card in Chicago on the weekend.

It was supposed to be a friendly opportunity to interact with one of the newest — and biggest — names in the sport. But a relatively unknown mixed martial artist seized the opportunity to grab his five minutes of fame.

The following is an edited transcript of the exchange, which you can watch in the video player above.

Pousson: “My name is Dillon ‘Trouble’ Pousson, you might remember me from Twitter blowing you up all the time asking you for a fight?

Brooks: “No. You may remember me from Twitter is the greatest Troy McClure (line) that The Simpsons never used.”

Pousson: “Are you finished?”

Brooks: “No, I’m here all day, but guess who is finished? You are, bye bye.”

Pousson: “(Inaudible) told you to stay away from the Mexican kid, which I find highly offensive.”

Brooks: “You’re a Mexican, oh, well I feel bad for all the other cool Mexicans I know.”

Q&A host Megan Olivi tried to interject at this point and move on to the next question but Pousson kept talking.

Pousson: “I want to know why you’re scared to fight me?”

Brooks: “Are you a UFC fighter?”

Pousson: “Are you a UFC fighter? You’re an entertainer.”

Brooks: “I’m on the stage, b****. Get the f*** out.”

At this point the microphone Pousson was using was cut off.

Pousson later revealed he had been banned from training at his own gym because of his outburst.

Just got off the phone with @TWooodley he banned me from his gym. Good, I don't want to train with the losers of @UltimateFighter

— Dillon Pousson (@ThePoussIsLoose) July 25, 2015

Sorry, not sorry

— Dillon Pousson (@ThePoussIsLoose) July 26, 2015

Brooks is continuing his mixed martial arts training since signing a multi-fight contract with the UFC in December last year. There is still no timetable for his first fight.

“First of all, let me start by saying this: the respect that this guy has earned from his team, his coaches ... he’s a dog, man,” UFC boss Dana White told TMZ earlier this month. “He actually just moved to Milwaukee so he can be closer to training. He’s committed to this thing, the guy’s an absolute stud and a joy to work with. He’s looking phenomenal ... His deal is, he can call me and when he’s ready to fight, he calls me and it’s on man. I’m thinking early next year.”

Punk’s initially expected to compete at middleweight but has lost so much weight in training he now expects to line up as a welterweight. He said his coach, Duke Roufus, has been impressed with his stand-up game.

“Everybody asks Duke, ‘Well, how’s he doing?’ and Duke tells everybody that he thinks my best area right now is striking, believe it or not,” Punk said. “Which is mind-boggling to me. Striking is the one thing that I never did. I’ve hit mitts before. I’ve done boxing and stuff like that. But just all the little nuances, with like everything you need to do with your feet, your head, just movement, correct movement. That’s been the most challenging thing aside from wrestling.”

Brooks during his CM Punk days in the WWE.

Originally published as CM Punk’s fiery exchange with stalker