Despite the loss, Punk promised that he’d be back in the Octagon.
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“I know my kill stuff would be more than his kill stuff”, he said. “Fair play to him, because he got in there and fought, and not a lot of people do. He wanted me to give him a shot, I gave him a shot”.
“He probably shouldn’t have his next fight in the UFC”, White told The Fight Network following Saturday’s event. Also in the the post-fight Octagon interview, Gall went on to call out fellow young and upcoming prospect Sage Northcutt, for a possible fight at UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden.
Punk’s fight with Gall will precede a heavyweight title matchup between champion and Cleveland native Stipe Miocic, who will take on Alistair Overeem, one of the division’s top-ranked contenders. After all, you have to be a pretty big star to get signed by the UFC, without ever having fought… Gall quickly worked his way into side control, transitioned into mount and after delivering a number of hard punches, he was able to work the position and finally apply the rear-naked choke to end Punk’s UFC debut.
“It [the Punk fight] was a real opportunity for me”. I’m gonna come in there and be a tough fighter.’ Once I get in there, I let my training take over. “I felt indebted to my sport, to the veterans of my sport – everyone in my sport – to go in there and dominate every second of this fight.”. “If you think otherwise, I’m sorry your dreams are so small”. I lost and it sucks and it was lopsided and it’s upsetting. “She just said she was proud of me”. I would have been a fool to say no.
While he got resoundingly beaten in the ring, Punk still remained humble and excited to continue to pursue a career in mixed martial arts.
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Right now, Punk said his main focus is turning his attention to his wife – former professional wrestler April Brooks (AJ Lee) – after she supported him so much after making the decision to becoming a professional fighter. Punk though has not got any indications from the authorities regarding such a move. The UFC could definitely give him a more favourable match-up, jiu-jitsu wise, but that’ll just mean the opponent will be more heavily skilled in another area.
