{"id":197264,"date":"2016-06-23T02:21:37","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T09:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=197264"},"modified":"2016-06-23T02:21:37","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T09:21:37","slug":"ufc-officially-announces-cm-punks-debut-ufc-203-cleveland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cm-punk\/ufc-officially-announces-cm-punks-debut-ufc-203-cleveland\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC officially announces CM Punk&#8217;s debut at UFC 203 in Cleveland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC officially announced the long-awaited debut of Phil Brooks, who is better known by his WWE name, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cm-punk\/cm-punk\/\">CM Punk<\/a>, early Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMPunk\">@CMPunk<\/a> announces on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCUnfiltered?src=hash\">#UFCUnfiltered<\/a> he&#39;ll debut vs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mickeygall\">@MickeyGall<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC203?src=hash\">#UFC203<\/a>!!!! \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kQZBxHzDcK\">https:\/\/t.co\/kQZBxHzDcK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3jDGUruLVO\">pic.twitter.com\/3jDGUruLVO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/745885617947545601\">June 23, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Brooks is set to make his professional mixed martial arts debut against <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cm-punk\/mickey-gall-reacts-to-cm-punks-surgery\/\">Mickey Gall<\/a> (2-0).<\/p>\n<p>The UFC released the following <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\/news\/CM-Punk-Makes-UFC-Debut-in-September-062316\" target=\"_blank\">statement<\/a> regarding the match announcement:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Former WWE superstar CM Punk was one of the most notable UFC signings in recent years. On September 10, 2016, he will make his long-awaited UFC debut when he faces Mickey Gall in a welterweight bout at UFC 203 in Cleveland, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the main event of UFC 203, which takes place at Quicken Loans Arena, hometown hero Stipe Miocic defends his UFC heavyweight title for the first time against Alistair Overeem. In the co-main event, Fabricio Werdum faces Ben Rothwell.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of the most popular and accomplished pro wrestlers to ever compete in the WWE, Chicago&#8217;s CM Punk looked for a new challenge in 2014 and found it in mixed martial arts. Signing with the UFC in December of that year, Punk began his MMA education with Duke Roufus and the renowned Roufusport team in Milwaukee, and this September he will put himself to the test against New Jersey&#8217;s Mickey Gall, a talented 2-0 prospect who earned his shot against Punk with a 45-second submission win over Mike Jackson in February.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Who are you picking in the exciting matchup between CM Punk and Mickey gall? Share your pick with us in the comment section!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC officially announced the long-awaited debut of Phil Brooks, who is better known by his WWE name, CM Punk, early Thursday morning. 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