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Video: Gary “Big Daddy” Goodridge On CM Punk’s UFC Debut: “He Sucked Ass”

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Former UFC and PRIDE star Gary “Big Daddy” Goodridge was recently interviewed by the folks at Hannibal TV and shared his candid view on the Octagon debut of former WWE Superstar CM Punk.

“You know what, I thought the …

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Former UFC and PRIDE star Gary “Big Daddy” Goodridge was recently interviewed by the folks at Hannibal TV and shared his candid view on the Octagon debut of former WWE Superstar CM Punk.

“You know what, I thought the UFC was just playing around with wrestling,” said Goodridge, who competed in the “Pioneer Era” of MMA. “Because wrestling has a big following, you know? I didn’t even know that until Brock [Lesnar] brought me up to this one here. I had no idea they had so many fans, so I thought UFC was playing with him a little bit. I think they’re probably going to stop now because CM Punk sucked ass.”

Goodridge continued, giving his breakdown on Punk’s loss to Mickey Gall, who fights Sage Northcutt this evening in the co-main event of the UFC On FOX 22 card from Sacramento, California.

“What happens when you fight — it’s quite different from professional wrestling — what happens when you fight sometimes you go out there and your brain just blanks. It’s a place you never want to go, and me I was always afraid of going out there and you just go blank. He trained for two years, and he goes out there and just goes blank, I mean he just lost everything. The hip and the hype got ahold of him. Many people say ‘Oh he’s a professional athlete it should of never got ahold of him’ but still, fighting for your life and fighting for showing up for a game, just playing — fighting and dancing are two different things. So when you go out there and you actually fight somebody, I can see how his mind went blank.”

“So yeah, I think he learned a lot but he didn’t have time to play. He needed to go out there and go easy into it, rather than (makes smashing movements with hands). That’s what happened to him. He needed to just go out there and jab, relax, then fight. He didn’t have that, so I think he squashed himself. Take your time, take some low-class match stuff, not fighting somebody like that right away. Relax, take your time.”

Mickey Gall: CM Punk Will Water Down The UFC

The UFC may have found themselves a new star in the form of welterweight Mickey Gall, who took out former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star CM Punk in his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut at UFC 203 in September. Gall, a 24-year-old Brazilian jiu jitsu brown belt fighting out of Green Brook, New Jersey, recently

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The UFC may have found themselves a new star in the form of welterweight Mickey Gall, who took out former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star CM Punk in his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut at UFC 203 in September.

Gall, a 24-year-old Brazilian jiu jitsu brown belt fighting out of Green Brook, New Jersey, recently joined Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour (courtesy of MMA Fighting) to discuss his upcoming match-up with Sage Northcutt at this weekend’s UFC on FOX 22 event.

During the appearance Gall was asked how he thought Punk will fare in a second go-around inside the Octagon if the UFC allows him to compete under their banner once again:

“I think he’ll be dealt (with) the same way I dealt him,” Gall said. “If he fights a UFC caliber guy, I think they’ll do it in the same way. So I think in hindsight, he probably should’ve taken some regional fights, amateur fighters, smaller shows. But I think that’s ballsy of him to want to come back.”

Although Gall admits Punk’s name from the massive pro wrestling world will certainly bring new eyes to the sport, he also believes that allowing such an inexperienced fighter to compete in the sport’s ultimate proving ground ‘waters down’ the sport a bit:

“I don’t know. I mean, he’s definitely going to help your pay-per-view and he brings that other audience,” Gall said. “But for kinda the legitimacy of the sport, I think it may water it down a little bit.”

Gall got his crack at the UFC by calling out CM Punk during an episode of UFC President Dana White’s Lookin For A Fight, a bout White granted him after a win over Mike Jackson at UFC Fight Night 82 in February. Now that Gall has moved on from the CM Punk saga and is on his way to bigger and brighter things, he looks to propel himself even further into stardom in the MMA world with a win over fellow top prospect Sage Northcutt.

Gall and Northcutt will meet at UFC on FOX 22 from the Golden 1 Arena in Sacramento, California on Saturday night (December 17, 2016).

You can check out Gall’s full interview on The MMA Hour here:

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The Rock Gives Props To CM Punk’s Former UFC Opponent Mickey Gall

Hollywood big-shot Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson reciprocated some props after becoming aware of a recent Mickey Gall video clip.

Seen below is a tweet posted by the former WWE Superstar turned A-list actor, who responded to a video where Gall, the UFC …

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Hollywood big-shot Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson reciprocated some props after becoming aware of a recent Mickey Gall video clip.

Seen below is a tweet posted by the former WWE Superstar turned A-list actor, who responded to a video where Gall, the UFC contender famous for defeating former WWE Superstar CM Punk in his UFC debut earlier this year, called him a hero of his.

“[Love] this tough bastard [Mickey Gall] and his attitude,” wrote Johnson, an avid UFC fan. “Appreciate the [love]. Tequila’s on me brother.”

Gall meets fellow “Dana White: Lookin’ For A Fight” star Sage Northcutt at this Saturday’s UFC On FOX event, which features Paige VanZant vs. Michelle Waterson in the main event, as well as the retirement fight of MMA legend and former UFC title contender Urijah Faber, who meets hard-hitting Brad “One-Punch” Pickett.

CM Punk Angling for 2nd Chance in UFC: Fighting ‘Is What I Do Now’

Fans may not like it, but CM Punk doesn’t feel like he’s done in the UFC quite yet.
The accomplished pro wrestler turned not-so-accomplished mixed martial artist discussed his future with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, and if he has…

Fans may not like it, but CM Punk doesn’t feel like he’s done in the UFC quite yet.

The accomplished pro wrestler turned not-so-accomplished mixed martial artist discussed his future with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, and if he has his way, his next fight is going to be in the Octagon.

“I don’t want to speak for [Dana White], but I think if he wants to kill it, he would have killed it right then,” Punk said (h/t MMA Fighting‘s Marc Raimondi). “Until anything is official, I don’t want to say either way what he’s thinking or what he’s thinking. But yeah, I’m pretty confident that it’ll be in the UFC.”

Punk famously joined the UFC in 2014 after suddenly walking away from WWE, but the buzz surrounding his signing eventually wore off and was replaced with frustration over his repeatedly delayed debut. When the fight finally went down at UFC 203, however, it turned out every question and concern fans had was legitimate.

Facing a 2-0 fighter in Mickey Gall, Punk was grounded, pounded and tapped in two minutes after landing zero significant strikes, completing zero takedowns and attempting zero submissions.

While few would have blamed him if he had decided to call it a career following such a rough outing, Punk says he is still pouring his entire being into MMA.

“We’re back at it. We’re back to the drawing board,” he said. “… I felt like I was in the best shape of my life still, so I just kept after it. I think that’s the best thing you can do after you lose.”

Where his next fight takes place is no certainty, however. White told Fight Network’s John Pollock (h/t MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew) after UFC 203 that Punk “probably shouldn’t have his next fight in the UFC,” but with Punk committed to returning and his number on speed dial with other promotions, the UFC may be put into a position where it is forced to keep him around.

“This is what I do now,” Punk said he told the UFC boss. “This is what I’m going to do now. If I can do it for you, awesome. If not, I’ll still bug you for tickets to your show.”

Either way, fans ought to buckle up for Punk’s return. Hopefully, there aren’t many speed bumps between then and now.

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CM Punk Angling for 2nd Chance in UFC: Fighting ‘Is What I Do Now’

Fans may not like it, but CM Punk doesn’t feel like he’s done in the UFC quite yet.
The accomplished pro wrestler turned not-so-accomplished mixed martial artist discussed his future with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, and if he has…

Fans may not like it, but CM Punk doesn’t feel like he’s done in the UFC quite yet.

The accomplished pro wrestler turned not-so-accomplished mixed martial artist discussed his future with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, and if he has his way, his next fight is going to be in the Octagon.

“I don’t want to speak for [Dana White], but I think if he wants to kill it, he would have killed it right then,” Punk said (h/t MMA Fighting‘s Marc Raimondi). “Until anything is official, I don’t want to say either way what he’s thinking or what he’s thinking. But yeah, I’m pretty confident that it’ll be in the UFC.”

Punk famously joined the UFC in 2014 after suddenly walking away from WWE, but the buzz surrounding his signing eventually wore off and was replaced with frustration over his repeatedly delayed debut. When the fight finally went down at UFC 203, however, it turned out every question and concern fans had was legitimate.

Facing a 2-0 fighter in Mickey Gall, Punk was grounded, pounded and tapped in two minutes after landing zero significant strikes, completing zero takedowns and attempting zero submissions.

While few would have blamed him if he had decided to call it a career following such a rough outing, Punk says he is still pouring his entire being into MMA.

“We’re back at it. We’re back to the drawing board,” he said. “… I felt like I was in the best shape of my life still, so I just kept after it. I think that’s the best thing you can do after you lose.”

Where his next fight takes place is no certainty, however. White told Fight Network’s John Pollock (h/t MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew) after UFC 203 that Punk “probably shouldn’t have his next fight in the UFC,” but with Punk committed to returning and his number on speed dial with other promotions, the UFC may be put into a position where it is forced to keep him around.

“This is what I do now,” Punk said he told the UFC boss. “This is what I’m going to do now. If I can do it for you, awesome. If not, I’ll still bug you for tickets to your show.”

Either way, fans ought to buckle up for Punk’s return. Hopefully, there aren’t many speed bumps between then and now.

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CM Punk Wants Second MMA Fight In Jan. Or Feb., Hoping It Will Be In UFC

On Monday afternoon, former WWE Superstar turned MMA hopeful CM Punk dropped a bombshell.

Punk appeared on Ariel Helwani’s “The MMA Hour” on MMAFighting.com this week and announced that he absolutely intends on having a second MMA fight in the near …

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On Monday afternoon, former WWE Superstar turned MMA hopeful CM Punk dropped a bombshell.

Punk appeared on Ariel Helwani’s “The MMA Hour” on MMAFighting.com this week and announced that he absolutely intends on having a second MMA fight in the near future.

After losing, as he put it during the interview, “in spectacular fashion” to Mickey Gall at UFC 203 back on September 10th, the MMA community was unsure what the future held for Punk.

Punk told Helwani that he spoke with UFC President Dana White and told him that he understands if he decides to cut him from the roster, but mentioned that he told him he would be fighting again whether it was for the UFC or another smaller MMA promotion. He also mentioned that he was “confident” it would be in the UFC, but couldn’t say for sure.

In terms of the timeframe, Punk mentioned wanting to get back into the cage as soon as January or February, noting he has already “returned to the drawing board” in training and has been reviewing what he did wrong and what he did right in the loss to Gall earlier this year.

While no opponent has been mentioned, Punk did indicate that there’s a good chance the fight will again be contested at 170 pounds. He did, however, mention the possibility of 185 pounds due to the difficult weight cut he had for his first fight earlier this year.