After Rough UFC Debut, CM Punk Says ‘I Will Be Back, Believe It Or Not’

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CM Punk’s UFC debut went about the way one might have expected it would for a 37-year-old with no previous mixed martial arts experience.Punk was never competitive in his brief encounter with Mickey Gall at UFC 203 on Saturday night. The former WWE superstar was taken down immediately, dominated on the mat and submitted with a rear-naked choke at the 2:14 mark of round one. After nearly two years of training at Roufusport, Punk’s first Octagon foray offered little of note. Still, the Chicago native had no regrets about his decision to sign with the UFC and pursue a dream. “You know in life you go big or you go home,” he said. “I just like to take challenges. It was a hell of a climb. I didn’t get to the summit tonight but it doesn’t mean …

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