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Dana White: CM Punk vs. Gall isn’t a ‘gimmick’ fight, it’s ‘do or die’ for Punk
- Updated: September 9, 2016
CM Punk will finally make his MMA debut at UFC 203 on Saturday night. The former WWE world champion signed with the UFC in 2014, but a series of injuries almost ended his mixed martial arts career before it even began.
Punk, real name Phil Brooks, will have a chance to prove himself against welterweight prospect Mickey Gall on Saturday but many are writing the 37-year-old off before he’s even stepped into the Octagon.
UFC president Dana White defended Punk on ‘The Fight Life’ podcast, claiming that his signing wasn’t a ‘gimmick’ and hyping UFC 203 as ‘do or die’ for the Duke Roufus product.
“I don’t …
