The fight was a back-and-forth battle as Miocic recovered from an early guillotine choke and took control of the fight to end it with a flurry of heavy punches which were enough to earn him his first title defence.
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Also in action is former heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum, who takes on Travis Browne.
Even after his lopsided loss to Mickey Gall at UFC 203, CM Punk wants to continue fighting. Gall was able to sack the pro wrestling veteran easily, following up with some punches on the ground before the inevitable submission. You can find his podcast, “The Fight Club Chicago”, and subscribe on iTunes . In fact, it wasn’t only a debut in the UFC, but rather the MMA world altogether.
According to a report on Forbes, even UFC President Dana White suggested for Punk to fight in smaller MMA promotions rather than the UFC. Afterward, a number of MMA fighters reacted on Twitter to Punk taking his first (and probably last) L. Noticeably absent from the list was Conor McGregor, though a TMZ cameraman still found him and asked him his thoughts about Saturday night’s beatdown. Punk was criticized by many who did not think that the jump from WWE to UFC was a wise move. “But I know I’m better than that”, he shared.
“He’s a nice guy”. I will give him credit for one thing, he showed a lot of heart stepping into the Octagon. This is a tough place to learn.
Off To The Amateur Leagues?
CM Punk could have used a folding chair or a tag-team partner. But he didn’t just waltz in and take up this fight with Gall.
Gall said Punk rushing at him in the opening seconds set the tone. “This opportunity just got presented to myself and I would have been a fool to say no”.
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“I wouldn’t know if it was an experiment”, White replied. “I wasn’t surprised he got through those early chokes because I was only half committing, nearly playing a game with it in a way”. I wanted to win, I wanted to perform. “I’m for real, and I’m not going f–ing anywhere”.
