This fight was not close, with Punk not being able to land any offense in on Gall. Would he be able to defeat Gall? The entire event went down at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
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The fight would then get underway, with Gall quickly taking Punk down.
Gall immediately took Punk down with a attractive double-leg takedown and started landing some hard punches. Gall is now 3-0 as a professional and has won all of his fights via first-round stoppage. “I will be back, believe it or not”, said Punk following the bout.
The 37-year-old, who left the WWE in 2014 after a nine-year association with the company to pursue a career in the UFC, was under pressure from the first bell and was on his back less than 10 seconds into the fight. It was a hell of a climb.
“I don’t know what happens from here on out”, Punk said. “If you think otherwise, I’m sorry your dreams are so small”. “We’ll see what happens with CM Punk and what he wants to do”, White told Megan Olivi on the FOX Sorts 1 post-fight show.
Punk – who was announced by that name, as opposed to his real name Phil Brooks – looked a lot leaner than when he competed for WWE, weighing in at 170 for the welterweight contest. He has said his deal with the UFC is for multiple fights. I’m just a guy who fell off a bike.
“I’m going to remember this for the rest of my life”, Miocic said. “No matter how frustrating or how bad a day got, it’s still awesome I’m enjoying all of this”.
Gall immediately took Punk to the ground with a double-leg takedown.
‘He came in hot so I took him down, ‘ Gall said.
“I’m beating myself up way more than I got beat up”.
CM Punk made his long awaited UFC debut at UFC 203 in Cleveland, Ohio last night almost two years after signing for the MMA promotion.
He has spent the past 12 months in Milwaukee, working with Duke Roufus and others at the Roufusport Martial Arts Academy.
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Still, Punk intends to stick with his new love. Obviously, Mickey is a hell of a fighter. “Sounds insane, I’m still happy. Second-best night of my life, behind marrying my wife”.
