Dana White: CM Punk’s next fight shouldn’t be in the

Pinned up against the octagon’s cage, he was unable to get out from under Gall, who landed numerous blows to both sides of Punk’s head.

“In life you go big or you home”, he said.

The former WWE champion, 37, was eventually caught in a rear-naked choke hold and there was never going to be a way back for him once Gall had that locked in. I think all of us CM Punk fans would like to move on from this and erase this moment from our memories.

“I don’t know what happens from here on out”.

CM Punk earned $500,000 (£375,000) for his long-awaited but short-lived UFC debut. I will be back. Still, after the event, UFC president Dana White confessed UFC might not be the best possible venue for the 0-1 Punk’s second pro bout. Rock delivered. The fact that he came in as CM Punk tells you what they were pushing.

“I will be back”, Punk said in his post-fight interview with UFC commentator Joe Rogan. After a performance like that, it’s highly doubtful that his UFC career will last more than one fight. It is one thing to train, it’s another thing to train with a singular objective and that’s what I got in Mickey Gall. This opportunity just got presented to myself. There may not be another big card there, but I could definitely see a Fight Night in Cleveland sometime in the future.

The following night, WWE stars Dolph Ziggler and the Miz seemed to re-enact Punk’s ill-fated debut during their WWE Intercontinental championship match.

“I know there’s a lot of doubters, but, listen, life’s about falling down and getting up”.

While most would claim that’s what they expected, most are a bit disappointed they didn’t get to see much more from Punk; specifically the standup department.

“When he didn’t shake my hand and he was giving me that hard look I said “you’re an actor, you’re still acting”, Gall said after UFC 203 was finished.