C.M. Punk on when he signed with UFC, first fight notes, starting his career at age 36

C.M. Punk was interviewed on the UFC Post Fight Show on Fox Sports 1. The following are the highlights.
Punk on when the deal was made: "It took a while because of the lawyers and all that, there's a lot of back and forth. I think if anybody is more excited than me it's Dana (White) and Lorenzo (Fertitta). They came to Chicago, we had dinner and a conversation and the seed kind of grew from there. I mean, signed, sealed, and delivered, the deal, maybe a week ago. I think I got the papers the day before or on Thanksgiving."
Punk on who initiated the talks: "Because of the legality of things, I didn't want to reach out to them until I was free and clear. I didn't want to muddy the waters, so to speak. We maybe had a conversation, but it was more like, 'Hey, you ever think about doing this?' And I would be like, 'Yeah, it looks like it would be fun. It looks like it's something I'm crazy enough to do.' So there were always little conversations like that, but when it got serious, I think everybody was serious and like, okay, we're seriously talking about this, we're on board, we have to do this."
Punk on starting his career at age 36: "I am in my infinite wisdom at the ripe old age of 36 trying to be less of a hot head and see where people are coming from. And I understand. If that's your opinion, that's awesome. It's my job to change your mind, although that is not going to be one of my hangups. I am not going to deal with negativity. Plus, it's part of the game. I think there needs to be fighters out there that are call me out and say those things. I just hope somebody is more creative than the fake wrestling thing because it's too obvious."
Punk on when he will have his first fight: The idea behind me fighting is I won't fight until I'm ready. I have Dana and Lorenzo's word on that. And while I don't want to take forever because I do feel like I have a (small) window to get this ball rolling, I definitely don't want to jump into something that I don't feel I am ready for. So it might be a full six months of me training my ass off every day and kind of reevaluate, see where I'm at. The goal is 2015."