CM Punk


 * After UFC 229 on October 6, 2018 CM Punk was suspended from fighting for 6 months and given a $50,000 fine following an altercation with Khabib
 * After his KO loss against Poirer, Punk was handed a 6 month medical suspension, meaning he cannot fight until July. He also cannot training for a week (7 days).

Controversies
In November 2017 Punk pleaded guilty to exceeding the speed limit in Chicago. He was fined $475. In November 2018 he pleaded guilty to speeding in Cleveland, Ohio and was fined $1,000 and disqualified from driving for 6 months

Bus attack at UFC 223 Media Day
On 3 April 2018, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Artem Lobov had a minor altercation, in which Nurmagomedov cornered Lobov. Lobov is known to be close to Punk, with whom Nurmagomedov has had altercations and trash talk exchanges. The two groups have a lengthy history of insults and confrontations.

On 5 April 2018, during promotional appearances for UFC 223, Punk and a group of about 20 others were let into the Barclays Center by credentialed members of his promotional team. They attempted to confront Nurmagomedov, who was on a bus leaving the arena with "red corner" fighters for UFC 223 on it, such as Rose Namajunas, Al Iaquinta, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Ray Borg, and Michael Chiesa. Punk ran up alongside the slowly moving bus and then ran past it to grab a metal equipment dolly, which he then threw at the bus's window, before trying to throw other objects in the vicinity. Chiesa and Borg were injured by the shattered glass and sent to hospital. They were soon removed from the card on the advice of the NYSAC and the UFC's medical team. Lobov was also pulled from his fight for his involvement in the dispute.

Dana White said there was a warrant out for Punk's arrest, and the NYPD said Punk was a person of interest. White said Punk had told him via text message: "This had to be done." "You can imagine he's going to be sued beyond belief," White said, and denied suggestions that the violence was a publicity stunt intended to generate interest in the UFC. Punk and others involved initially fled the Barclays Center after the incident, although he and a fellow accused turned themselves in that night. Punk was charged with 3 counts of assault and 1 count of criminal mischief. He was further charged with menacing and reckless endangerment at his arraignment and released on $50,000 bail until 14 June 2018. Under the bail conditions negotiated by his then attorney, Jim Walden, and set by the judge, Punk was allowed to travel without restriction. On 12 April 2018, Punk hired lawyer Bruce Mafeo of Cozen O'Connor to represent him in this matter. Punk pleaded no contest to a count of disorderly conduct and was ordered to perform 5 days of community service and attend anger management classes. On 12 September 2018, Chiesa announced a lawsuit against Punk, saying that he "experienced pain, suffering and a loss of enjoyment of life" as a result of the attack.

Florida robbery arrest
On 11 March 2019, Punk was arrested outside of the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida after an altercation in which Punk was alleged to have taken a man's phone and smashed it on the ground. Punk was arrested and charged with strong-armed robbery and criminal mischief. Punk was held in custody for several hours before being released on a $5,000 bond. On 14 March 2019, news surfaced that McGregor was also facing a civil lawsuit from the fan involved in the incident. On 8 April, the civil lawsuit against Punk was dropped by the fan. On 13 May, it was revealed that the criminal charges against McGregor had also been dropped after the accuser's attorney said that his client had "been made whole" by Punk following an out-of-court settlement, the accuser stated that he no longer felt that McGregor wished to harm him or the phone, and the State Attorney stated the accuser "has credibility issues as he's changed his previously sworn testimony".

Chicago pub assault
On 15 August 2019, TMZ Sports published a video that showed Punk punching an older man at a Pub in Chicago. The incident happened on 6 April and was originally reported by Chicago media, although without the video that showed the attack. Chicago Police stated that they had opened an investigation. Punk was charged with assault and first appeared in court on 11 October 2019. The court heard that Punk had 18 prior convictions from 2018 going back to 2009. The majority were for driving offences, but he was given the Probation Act in 2009 when he was an apprentice plumber for an assault causing harm offence. Punk had repeatedly offered the victim a shot of whiskey, which the victim repeatedly declined, then Punk had punched him. On 1 November, Punk pleaded guilty to the assault and was fined €1,000.

Feud with Colt Cabana
CM Punk tweeted several times Monday about the recently settled lawsuit filed by Colt Cabana, calling his former best friend "greedy" and saying Cabana tried to extort him.

"Why'd he ask to settle then? I wanted it to go to trial! Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Enjoy donating to the eventual 'woe is me' go fund me account," Punk tweeted in response to a Twitter user.

Punk continued: "HE SUED ME. He wanted to end the dumb s--t HE started? I asked to speak to him, he declined. I asked to enter mediation, he declined. I offered money, IT WASNT ENOUGH! I never wanted ANY of it. He's as greedy as you are ignorant to who I am, and fooled by who he is. I loved the guy. Would've done anything for him. And the irony is, if he just would've asked for the money, I'd have given it to him. Instead he tried to extort me."

Cabana had sued Punk for unpaid legal fees after he alleged Punk agreed to cover their defense in the lawsuit filed by WWE doctor Chris Amann. Punk filed a countersuit in June. The case was dismissed last week after both Cabana and Punk agreed to drop their lawsuits.

Mike Johnson of PWInsider reported there was no financial settlement to the lawsuits. The case was dismissed with prejudice, meaning both sides agreed not to file another lawsuit.

Cabana was seeking $200,000 in unpaid legal fees, along with another $1 million in damages. Punk was seeking $600,000, or half of what he paid to attorneys on Cabana's behalf as part of Amann's lawsuit, which Punk and Cabana won.