Mickey Gall Felt He ‘Owed It To MMA’ To Dominate CM Punk
The freak show between Mickey Gall and former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) champion CM Punk has finally come to a close, as Gall made quick work of the former professional wrestling star in their main card clash this past Saturday (September 13, 2016).
Gall joined Ariel Helwani on this past Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour, courtesy of MMA Fighting, and revealed that he had a strong sense of obligation to the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) to make an example out of Punk:
“I 100 percent felt a strong obligation to make an example out of him,” Gall said. “I felt indebted to my sport, to the veterans of my sport — everyone in my sport — to go in there and dominate every second of this fight.”
The 24-year-old welterweight prospect opened up the contest against Punk by shooting in on the Roufusport product, and dominating him on the ground before securing a rear-naked choke for the submission win:
“I kind of expected it,” Gall said. “I had a feeling he was gonna feel like, ‘I have something to prove, I’m a fighter. I’m gonna come in there and be a tough fighter.’
“Once I get in there, I let my training take over. I’m not thinking in there. He crossed the line in my head of how far he should be. I wanted to keep him at a certain range. When you come in that hot, I’m gonna take you down.
“I figured he’d be tough, man,” Gall said. “Those wrestlers, they’re tough guys. They’re slamming themselves around and stuff. It was pretty much what I expected. I knew once he got in there with me, I was gonna be able to just dominate him.”
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Although Gall defeated Punk by showing off his signature ground game, the Looking For A Fight alumni desperately wanted to knockout Punk and showcase his striking game as well:
“I’ve been ruthless,” Gall said. “I’ve just been really committed and I’ve been really smart about it. I saw the videos of him and I would have liked to have knocked him out. I wanted a knockout. That was the plan.”
You can check out Gall’s full interview on The MMA Hour here:
