UFC 203: Mickey Gall vs. CM Punk conference call highlights & quotes
Highlights from the UFC 2 03 media call, featuring a welterweight fight between Mickey Gall and former WWE superstar CM Punk
When former WWE Superstar CM Punk, real name Phil Brooks, initially announced he had signed with the UFC during the broadcast of UFC 181 in December 2014 the initial reaction was widely met with intrigue. However, since that night, almost two years ago, several fighters have come out as active critics for the UFC essentially granting him a roster spot based solely on his drawing power.
Brooks (0-0) is currently scheduled to make his UFC debut at UFC 203 against Mickey Gall (2-0), who last seen dominating Michael Jackson en route to 45-second submission win earlier this year.
Here were some of best lines from their media conference call head of their UFC 203 clash.
On Footage of CM Punk training in the Fox Sports documentary History of Punk
Mickey Gall: “I’m not particularly impressed, just different things, the way he moves. I’m sure he’s improved tremendously since that footage but I know when he gets to the fight, we get into it, those bad habits tend to come out and I know I’ll be able to expose those.”
CM Punk: “It’s a correct depiction of where I was at when it was shot, three back surgeries, walking round with a herniated disk, 15 percent power in my left leg. It’d be like me watching one of Mickey’s fights and expecting to fight that guy. Mickey trains his ass off and he trains with a good team. He’s not going to be the same guy he was in his last fight just like I’m not going to be the same guy you saw on the television show.”
On lack of trash talk leading up to their fight
CM Punk: “People either love me or hate me already. I’m not trying to talk anybody into the building on this one. I think the allure is just the fact that it’s happening. The story writes itself. It’s not a fabricated thing where I need to create some drama between me and Mickey. We’re going to fight. That’s the beauty of it. It doesn’t need to be a weird, verbal pissing contest.”
Mickey Gall: “Bottom line is we’re going to fight. I think a lot of people are very excited for this, but everything I’m seeing…we’re not going to put on and pretend to hate each other. There’s an appropriate amount of buildup. I think people are excited and I know we both are.”
Mental toughness leading up to fight
CM Punk: “This is a competition…I’d imagine our hunger is absolutely the same. You want to prove yourself right. You want to prove the naysayers wrong. You want to show that you belong there, and on top of that, you’re doing something that you love to do and something that you worked very hard at on a daily basis. So there’s somebody else trying to take that away from you and your job is to not let that happen.”
Mickey Gall: “I’m always asked about why I think there’s tough guys from Jersey. I think it’s just everyone thinks they can fight so you find yourself in a couple.”
Predictions for their fight at UFC 203
CM Punk: “I see my hand getting raised and I’m not really one for making predictions. I definitely see myself winning, and if I had to pick, I’d pick TKO. I want to show out. I want to show up. I want to beat Mickey. I don’t really give a (expletive) how I do it. ”
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