Out of master wrestling's scripted ring, his first stumble into the octagon didn't keep going long.
Punk, who was one of WWE's greatest stars when he cleared out it two years prior to attempt his hand in extreme battling, tapped out only 2:14 into the first round after he was pulverized and gagged by Mickey Gall on the UFC 203 undercard Saturday night.
The 38-year-old Punk was on his back under 10 seconds into the battle. Stuck up against the octagon's confine, he was not able get out from under Gall, who handled various hits to both sides of Punk's head.
Searching sure and robbing for the sellout swarm, Punk, whose presentation had been deferred by wounds, entered Quicken Loans Arena to "Religion of Personality" by Living Color, the tune he utilized for quite a long time on the WWE circuit.
Subsequent to venturing into the eight-sided field surprisingly, Punk grinned as he looked crosswise over at Gall, a best in class welterweight from New Jersey who had gotten out the renowned wrestler and swore to "devastate" him.
Nerve followed through on his guarantee, rapidly shooting a twofold legged takedown on Punk, who appeared in stun as he laid level on his back. With Punk lying inclined, Gall crushed a right hand into his sanctuary and after that bowed on top of him and swung both arms like a pendulum, associating with one hard shot after another.
Punk about got free, yet Gall recovered an overwhelming position and pressed his rival's head like he needed to snap it off. Punk had no real option except to tap his hand on the mat, finishing the battle the path numerous inside UFC anticipated.
"No
doubt you know in life you pull out all the stops or you go home," Punk
said thereafter. "I simply jump at the chance to take challenges. It
was one serious trip, I didn't get to the summit this evening yet it
doesn't mean I'm going to surrender it doesn't mean I'm going anyplace,
it doesn't mean I'm going to stop."
Punk's first attack into blended combative technique was on the undercard of heavyweight Stipe Miocic's title protection against Alistair Overeem, who will need to fight both the 6-foot-4, 240-pounder Clevelander and a sellout horde of more than 20,000 establishing against him.
Before Miocic battled, previous champion Fabricio Werdum won a consistent choice over Travis Browne.
Taking after the warmed session, Werdum put his gloved hands to his face and was putting on a show to wipe away tears when he was stood up to by Browne's mentor Edmond Tarverdyan. Werdum attempted to kick Tarverdyan and security hurried into the ring as both corners jawed at each other.
Nerve said Punk hurrying at him in the opening seconds set the tone.
"He came in hot so I brought him down," Gall said. "I wasn't astonished he overcame those early gags since I was just half submitting, practically playing a diversion with it as it were."
Punk's first attack into blended combative technique was on the undercard of heavyweight Stipe Miocic's title protection against Alistair Overeem, who will need to fight both the 6-foot-4, 240-pounder Clevelander and a sellout horde of more than 20,000 establishing against him.
Before Miocic battled, previous champion Fabricio Werdum won a consistent choice over Travis Browne.
Taking after the warmed session, Werdum put his gloved hands to his face and was putting on a show to wipe away tears when he was stood up to by Browne's mentor Edmond Tarverdyan. Werdum attempted to kick Tarverdyan and security hurried into the ring as both corners jawed at each other.
Nerve said Punk hurrying at him in the opening seconds set the tone.
"He came in hot so I brought him down," Gall said. "I wasn't astonished he overcame those early gags since I was just half submitting, practically playing a diversion with it as it were."
Simply
climbing the means into the octagon was something of a triumph for
Punk, who turned into an antagonist of sorts inside UFC hovers as fans,
wrestlers and kindred contenders scrutinized his thought processes in
taking up another game with no experience.
He was usual to the outside diversions — media demands, fans and travel — for a considerable length of time. In any case, regardless of working with Duke Roufus and other top mentors at the Roufusport Martial Arts Academy in Milwaukee for as far back as year, he wasn't prepared for Gall.
Still, Punk plans to stay with his new love.
"Clearly, Mickey's one serious contender. I will be back, trust it or not," Punk said. "This was the best time I've had in my life, second greatest night of my life in the wake of wedding my better half. I know there's a considerable measure of skeptics however tune in, life's about tumbling down and getting go down. Doesn't make a difference what number of time you get thumped down, get move down."
He was usual to the outside diversions — media demands, fans and travel — for a considerable length of time. In any case, regardless of working with Duke Roufus and other top mentors at the Roufusport Martial Arts Academy in Milwaukee for as far back as year, he wasn't prepared for Gall.
Still, Punk plans to stay with his new love.
"Clearly, Mickey's one serious contender. I will be back, trust it or not," Punk said. "This was the best time I've had in my life, second greatest night of my life in the wake of wedding my better half. I know there's a considerable measure of skeptics however tune in, life's about tumbling down and getting go down. Doesn't make a difference what number of time you get thumped down, get move down."