Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White doesn’t think CM Punk’s next mixed martial art battle should be in the big leagues.
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CM Punk was once a WWE champion before retiring from wrestling in 2014, then made a decision to sign on to the UFC later that year. In the bout that lasted a little over two minutes, Gall dismantled Punk with takedowns and punches, and submitted him via rear-naked choke.
Meanwhile, Punk’s conqueror, Mickey Gall, is seen as one of the rising stars of UFC. Who knows? I could die eating pizza tonight. What if I get cut?
When I got on top of him, game over, Miocic said. Do I want that to happen? No.
“Tomorrow we’re going to be making history”, said Overeem.
Punk didn’t even to manage the faintest of offence as Gall teared into him from the very start. “I’m for real, and I’m not going f–ing anywhere”. This opportunity just presented itself, and I would’ve been a fool to say no. “I’m awkward, uncoordinated and I’m old and I’m fat and I’m lazy and I suck and I was a fake athlete, I’m not going to be able to do it.’ If you believe all that stuff then you’re not going to be able to do it”. He had two prior fights, and victories, to CM’s zero experience inside the cage and in front of thousands of fans and the judges, millions around the world… you get it. If Punk loses, this can be the beginning of the end of his MMA dream as it will be really hard for White to find a high-profile opponent for him. I lost and it sucks and it was lopsided and it’s upsetting. I knew what to expect and I was ready to dominate..
If he will have it his way, CM Punk asserted that he is more than willing to get back inside the Octagon to erase the throbbing memory of his UFC debut. So I would love to see fight again. I will be back.
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Gall moves to 3-0 to begin his UFC career, whereas, conversely, Punk kicks things off with a loss. “This was the most fun I’ve had in my life, second best night of my life after marrying my wife”. I know theres a lot of doubters but listen, lifes about falling down and getting back up. This got “12 Gauge” back into the win column her ideal UFC run came to an end at the hands of Rose Namajunas at UFC Fight Night 80 last December.
