Mickey Gall Felt Obligated to Make an Example Out of CM Punk

– Mickey Gall appeared on the mmafighting.com yesterday, here are the highlights…

On Making an Example Out of Punk: “I 100 percent felt a strong obligation to make an example out of him. 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.”

On Punk Coming Out Aggressively: “I kind of expected it,” Gall said. “I had a feeling he was gonna feel like, ‘I have something to prove, I’m a fighter. I’m gonna come in there and be a tough fighter.’ Once I get in there, I let my training take over. I’m not thinking in there. He crossed the line in my head of how far he should be. I wanted to keep him at a certain range. When you come in that hot, I’m gonna take you down.”

On Punk’s Toughness: “I figured he’d be tough, man,” Gall said. “Those wrestlers, they’re tough guys. They’re slamming themselves around and stuff. It was pretty much what I expected. I knew once he got in there with me, I was gonna be able to just dominate him.”