The two years of training under Duke Roufus were not enough to prepare Punk for the choppy waters and he submitted to a rear naked choke.
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Fast forward two years and the 37-year-old was fighting professionally on a UFC pay-per-view main card. Right at the start, Gall ducked under a wild Punk punch that missed, scooped him by both legs and took him to the mat. Gall continued his call out of Northcutt at the post-fight press conference, where he specifically asked for a November date at UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden. They have said he doesn’t belong, that he shouldn’t have gotten the fight, and that he took a spot away from someone else. This was a hell of a mountain to try to climb. I didn’t get to the summit today, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to stop. He lost to Mickey Gall via submission in the first round, and his face was a bit of a mess after.
“I had back surgery for this”. Nash also said he heard CM Punk is under a four fight deal with UFC, meaning he has three fights left on his contract. ‘This was the most fun I’ve had in my life, second best night of my life after marrying my wife.
Gall’s victory leaves him unbeaten, following a similar quick-fire victory over Mike Jackson back in February.
CM Punk earned a cool $500,000 for his first round loss to Mickey Gall, who earned just $30,000 in comparison.
“I 100 percent felt a strong obligation to make an example out of him”, Gall told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour.
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Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White doesn’t think CM Punk’s next mixed martial art battle should be in the big leagues. I’m a thinker. I saw the path and this is where I want to be. “I’m for real, and I’m not going f–ing anywhere”. This opportunity just got presented to myself.
