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Mickey Gall: I felt ‘strong obligation to make an example’ out of CM Punk
- Updated: September 13, 2016
Mickey Gall wanted to get the victory for himself at UFC 203, to be certain. But he was also thinking beyond that, to everybody else in the sport of mixed martial arts. Gall wanted to be something of a symbol as he competed against former WWE star CM Punk.
“I 100 percent felt a strong obligation to make an example out of him,” Gall told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour. “I felt indebted to my sport, to the veterans of my sport — everyone in my sport — to go in there and dominate every second of this fight.”
Gall, 24, certainly got the job done efficiently, finishing Punk by submission at just 2:14 of the first round. Gall took Punk down right away, as Punk came aggressively across the Octagon, and landed punches from top position before taking the former pro wrestler’s back and eventually cinching in a rear-naked choke.
“I kind of expected it,” Gall said. “I had a feeling he was gonna …
