UFC star Matt Brown, an MMA veteran who has been with the UFC since 2008, spoke with The Fan Garage earlier this week prior to losing to Demian Maia during the preliminary card at UFC 198 last night in Brazil and criticized the UFC for signing former WWE superstar CM Punk to a contract with the company despite never having any professional MMA fights.

“I didn’t criticize him for having his surgery if it was something necessary to do. I criticized him for the fact that he’s not a fighter. He doesn’t deserve to fight in the UFC with no fights. I don’t believe he deserves to fight in the UFC based off the name he made in pro wrestling and I think he’ll figure it out when he fights in the UFC, he’ll figure it out the hard way, or he can listen to me and that’ll be the easy way to learn.”

Punk is scheduled to make his debut later in the year against UFC newcomer Mickey Gall who is 2-0 in his professional MMA career to date.

The interview is available in full at this link.