Former WWE star and legend CM Punk has had a bit of a rough time in the UFC, since he has had to wait for a long time for his UFC debut. However, the wait is about to be over in just over two months time when he takes on Mickey Gall in his UFC debut on 10 September. Punk has been through a period of profound doubts when at times it seemed that the star would probably never be able to fight in the UFC but he has fought back and shared his thoughts on his fitness, "I got cleared by my doctor [Tuesday] morning for everything and I've been cheating a little bit on that rule anyway for the past month, but it's nice to be healthy.I hit a brick wall with my back and found out I've been walking around with herniated discs for probably years, the doctor assumed. So, it's a whole new world for me now. I'm healthy and it's nice to do things I haven't been able to do fully for a couple of years."
He also mused on what is at store against Gall in the fight that will take place in September, "Body weight, height, reach, everything like [that], I think we're almost identical. Experience goes to him. He [has] fought in The Octagon and other places and I haven't. He's a nice guy. I talked to him very briefly at his debut and I felt bad about that setback and he [has] been kind of sitting on the sidelines, but here we are now. I think he's a tough kid, but also his fights have been pretty short. You don't really get to see all of his skills."
On social media, he said, "As far as actual fighters in the UFC, I've seen stuff on Twitter. Some guys have said stuff and have been nice to my face." He added, " At the end of the day, it's still going to be a f--king fistfight. And if I lose, they'll f--king laugh at me on Twitter. And if I win, f--k yeah, good for me. Sure, if I beat Mickey, [naysayers will say] 'Mickey sucks'. If Mickey beats me, [naysayers will say] 'haha LOL - go back to WWE'. Like, and that's why you can't invest any of your time in that."
