Green Power Ranger still angling for fight vs. CM Punk

When CM Punk finally makes his UFC debut, a former television fighter is hoping to be first in line to be his opponent.

Jason David Frank - formerly the Green Power Ranger on the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" TV show - is looking for the opportunity to fight the onetime pro wrestler, which he's been after since Punk first announced he would attempt to step into the MMA world.

"I'm still interested to the point now where it's like step up or tell everybody that you're stepping down," Frank told FOX Sports' Damon Martin.

"I'm very interested in the fight. I've been pursuing the fight for a long time. He's the one telling fans I'm a stalker and he was saying at C2E2 in Chicago that I need to shut up. This is the fight game. I've got to keep the pressure on him. I want everybody to know when he steps down that my challenge has always been there and he's the one that's walked away from me."

Frank is trained in many styles of mixed martial arts, and currently has a 1-0 professional MMA record, and 4-0 amateur record. Frank believes the fight would be a publicity draw, and is convinced Punk is the one who keeps avoiding having him as an opponent.

"I truly believe that he has it in his contract that he gets the last, final say on who he fights and he just won't give it to me," Frank said. "Because I already have fans behind me and he'll lose to me and he couldn't live with himself. Maybe he could lose to some no name and maybe he feels better losing to somebody else, but he doesn't want to lose to me. That's the bottom line.

"He's never going to be able to run away because one day down the road he's going to have to face me. Even if I'm 50. And when I'm 50 I'll still beat him. I'm in his head and he knows I'm in his head. I've already won. If I'm not in his head, respond back."