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CM Punk explains why he refused to shake Mickey Gall’s hand at UFC 203 weigh-ins
- Updated: September 9, 2016
Mickey Gall extended his hand for a shake, and CM Punk walked right through it.
The two men had an intense staredown during UFC 203 weigh-ins Friday in Cleveland and that’s where it started, with CM Punk refusing to shake Gall’s hand. Gall then started jawing at Punk, saying things the audio did not pick up.
On the FS1 weigh-in show, CM Punk was asked by interview Megan Olivi what Gall said and why didn’t he accept the handshake.
“I don’t know,” Punk said. “He was stuttering. He kept repeating, ‘Oh you don’t want to shake my hand, you don’t want to shake my hand’ or something like that. I’m not here to shake anybody’s hand. I’m here to punch people in the face.”
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