A confident CM Punk had the following comments about his first-ever UFC fight scheduled for September 10th at UFC 203 against Mickey Gall in Cleveland, Ohio:
“How will my UFC debut compare to my WWE debut? Well, I’m gonna win. I did that in WWE. You know, I think the live crowd in Cleveland, those that are cheering for me are going to be super, super happy and I think those who initially start maybe booing me by the end of the fight I think they’re going to be on their feet cheering my name.”