It’s the former wrestling superstar against a young up and coming UFC fighter.
CM Punk vs Mickey Gall has all the boom or bust potential of a fantasy football player. Regardless of the build up and outcome, fans still want to see how Punk will perform against a trained MMA fighter.
If Brock Lesnar can crossover to the UFC why can’t Punk, right? Not exactly.
An equal to CM’s superstardom in WWE, Lesnar has proven in wrestling and MMA that he is one of a kind. The power and skill was shown straight away as something the UFC has never seen. Punk doesn’t posses that, what he brings to the table is it yet to be determined. While a martial artists, he had to take over a year to get ready for this fight. Compare this to Mickey Gall, who has showed his passion for fighting early on, all the cards are stacked against Punk.
All eyes will be on the former WWE Champion to add a win to his fresh UFC record. If it’s a loss, fans will write off Punk as a fake! Someone who tried MMA because wrestling was becoming too boring.
Gall has nothing to lose, but a win will catapult the young fighter to a bright spot for the UFC for years to come. He will be the man that proved a wrestler couldn’t cut it.
Prediction:
Mickey Gall submits CM Punk in the second round!
With the anticipation around CM Punk vs Mickey Gall, let’s not forget the rest of the main card.
Take a look at the fights set for UFC 203:
Stipe Miocic vs. Alistair Overeem
Fabricio Werdum vs. Travis Browne
CM Punk vs. Mickey Gall
Urijah Faber vs. Jimmie Rivera
Jessica Andrade vs. Joanne Calderwood
