CM Punk Talks Wanting To Fight At UFC 200, If He Plans To Fight Again After Debut
13 months after UFC announcing the signing of CM Punk, it was revealed this week that Punk might have an opponent for his debut. UFC President Dana White announced that Punk would be facing UFC newcomer Mickey Gall (1-0), provided Gall wins his fight against fellow UFC newcomer Michael Jackson (0-0) on the UFC 196 prelims on February 6th.
The Associated Press interviewed Punk, who talked about his potential fight with Gall. During the interview, Punk noted that he would like to have the fight take place at UFC 200 in July following the news this week that Ronda Rousey won't be fighting at the event because her upcoming Roadhouse movie has been pushed back.
"There's part of me that cares because UFC 200 is going to be a big deal," Punk said. "I've spoken to Dana about it, trying to figure out what's best for both parties. It's just a smarter business decision."
White had mentioned this week on the Toucher & Rich show that the fight would actually probably take place earlier.
"The CM Punk fight is probably going to be in June," White said. "UFC 199 is what I'm thinking."
Regardless of when the fight takes place, Punk noted that he will fight again after his debut.
"I didn't move up to Milwaukee, I'm not training my ass off and getting hurt, going back into the gym just so I can one-and-done it," Punk said. "This is what I do now."