Corey Graves Sends Out A Series Of Indirect Tweets Following CM Punk's UFC 225 Bout

What made Corey send out the tweets?

To open today's UFC 225 main card former two-time WWE Champion CM Punk stepped back inside an octagon for a second time as the 0-1 Punk took on a fellow 0-1 fighter Mike Jackson. Both Punk and Jackson fell in defeat to Mickey Gall and were looking to rid of the zero residing on their pro fight records.

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The fight went three rounds and Mike Jackson defeated CM Punk via unanimous decision. Punk, real name Phil Brooks has now slid to an 0-2 pro-fight record as Mike Jackson evened the score on his. Following the bout between the two men current WWE color commentator Corey Graves took to Twitter and sent out a series of tweets that seemed to be directed at CM Punk although Graves did not mention Punk by name.

 

The former NXT Tag Team Champion ended his string of messages there. From the tweets, Corey Graves had a personal friendship with Punk at one time. There are various videos of the two wrestling each other in smaller venues at the beginning stages of their respective pro wrestling careers on YouTube as well.

 

Fightful does have live coverage of UFC 225. Also, following the event our very own Sean Ross Sapp and James Lynch will be reviewing the action that transpired during the event.

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