CM Punk Talks Not Fighting in UFC to Be Famous, Comparisons to Brock Lesnar, His Bout Against Mickey Gall and More

September 3, 2016

CM Punk recently spoke with Inside MMA to hype his upcoming bout against Mickey Gall at UFC 203, and during the interview Punk had the following to say on why he is fighting in UFC:

“I’m not trying to do this to be famous. You boil it down, and it’s a guy that always wanted to do this [and] was married to a completely different industry and left it all to do something that he always wanted to do.”

On his fight against Gall Punk says he “100%” expects to win, and the fight is not a one-and-done situation for him in UFC.

On comparisons to Brock Lesnar, Punk says people will always make those comparisons as the two were both in Pro Wrestling, but you cannot compare anyone to Lesnar as he is in a category of his own.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.