CM Punk on UFC 203 Bout: “My Expectations Are to Win”

CM Punk spoke with MMAjunkie about his fight with Mickey Gall at UFC 203. Some highlights are below:

On how he’s feeling getting closer to the fight: “This will be miscontrued as a quote if you’re just reading it, but I very much have a ‘I can’t wait till it’s over feeling.’ I want to get it over with because I’m ready – I feel ready. Being here every day for five hours a day has made me feel that way. It feels nice, like a relief. There’s a calm – I’m excited, a little bit of nervous energy. But it’s all positive.”

On his detractors: “I don’t know what the expectations are. I know what my expectations are. I know what my team and my coach – what they expect out of me. I think it depends on what corner of the media or the Internet you look at to see what the expectations are. People expect me to get knocked out. People expect me to get starched in 30 seconds. The people who see me work here every day expect me to win.”

On his expectations for the fight: “My expectations are to win – go out there, whether it goes three rounds, whether it goes three seconds, that’s what I expect. I expect to show up in the best shape of my life, happiest I’ve ever been, and happy looking in the mirror before the fight knowing: ‘Job well done.’”