CM Punk Overly Confident Going Into His UFC Debut

Former WWE Champion and current UFC fighter CM Punk is eager to get his UFC debut under way as he signed with the promotion in December of 2014 and now we’re in 2016, and he’s expected to fight later this year.

Punk spoke with FOX Sports recently to promote his debut and right off the bat the question was asked, “are you ready to fight inMMA?” Punk explained that he’s probably not, but he will have to go out there and just do it.

“It’s a great question because a part of me wants to say, ‘It’s not for me to say,’ but one of these days you’ve just got to fight. When is a kid ready to play his first Little League game? I don’t know, just go f–king play. When is a kid ready to walk? Sometimes you’ve just got to do it. You’ve just got to get on the bike, and you’ve got to ride.

“That’s my mindset. I work my ass off everyday for this. Do I believe I’m ready? Am I confident in myself? Yes, absolutely.”

Punk injured his shoulder last year, which delayed his MMA debut and according to Punk, the injury was depressing for him.

“It was kind of depressing,” Punk said about the injury. “It was a little bit tedious. My shoulder still pops and cracks in odd positions and stuff like that, but it’s one of those things you’ve just got to work through. I was happy to be back. Being out kind of really depressed me.”

Mickey Gall, a 1-0 fighter from New Brunswick, N.J., caught UFC President Dana White’s attention after his fight that will be airing on White’s reality series, “Dana White: Looking for a Fight,” because he called out Punk. If Gall wins at UFC 196 against Michael Jackson, then it’s rumored that Gall will fight Punk at UFC 199 or UFC 200.

“That’s something that does excite me,” Punk said. “I’ve always said I can’t wait and I really can’t, but now that we know it’s going to be June or July, that’s just awesome to me.”

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