{"id":202940,"date":"2016-09-02T16:06:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T23:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=202940"},"modified":"2016-09-02T16:11:22","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T23:11:22","slug":"uh-oh-cm-punk-weights-200lbs-just-10-days-welterweight-fight-mickey-gall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cm-punk\/uh-oh-cm-punk-weights-200lbs-just-10-days-welterweight-fight-mickey-gall\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Punk Says He Weighs More Than 200lbs Just 10 Days Out from fight night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even the most experienced fighters occasionally <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/miesha-tate\/johny-hendricks-misses-weight-miesha-tate-nearly-gets-title-fight-canceled-ufc-200-weigh-ins\/\">run into problems<\/a> while cutting weight. Given this, it should come as no surprise that inexperienced fighters can also have difficulty shedding the pounds.<\/p>\n<p>This is precisely the kind of obstacle former WWE star CM Punk is facing as he prepares for his UFC debut next Saturday: a welterweight (170 pounds) showdown with Mickey Gall.<\/p>\n<p>Punk claimed his weight-cut has been a struggle during a UFC 203 media call on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s terrible,&#8221; the former pro wrestler said. &#8220;I&#8217;m above 200 pounds right now and it&#8217;s not going good.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In case math isn&#8217;t your strong suit, allow us to clarify: that means Punk has just 10 days to drop more than 30 pounds\u2013a tall task even for a veteran weight-cutter.<\/p>\n<p>Gall, however, is not particularly perturbed by this news. If Punk were to miss the welterweight division&#8217;s 170-pound cap, after all, he would receive 20% of the former wrestler&#8217;s undoubtedly sizeable pay check.<\/p>\n<p>Punk was quick to smother Gall&#8217;s hopes for an inflated payday, though.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It would be the most money you made in your entire life,&#8221; he told the 24-year-old. &#8220;If you think I&#8217;m giving you any of my purse, you are f***ing crazy.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yet while Punk&#8217;s reluctance to share is pay check with his opponent is understandable, it&#8217;ll all depend on his making weight. Just how does he plan on doing that with so many pounds left to drop?<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Amputation,&#8221;<\/em> he joked.<\/p>\n<p>All humor aside, Punk has a big job on his hands. And even if he successfully drops the required poundage by next Friday&#8217;s weigh-ins, there seems to be a real chance this huge cut will have have adverse effects on his performance on fight\u00a0night. Considering he&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mickey-gall\/video-flashback-friday-watch-mickey-gall-no-gi-grappling-match\/\">already extremely short on advantages<\/a>, that&#8217;s bad news.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Punk will make the welterweight limit by Friday, or will he be forced to share his purse with his young opponent? Sound off, PENN nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even the most experienced fighters occasionally run into problems while cutting weight. Given this, it should come as no surprise that inexperienced fighters can also have difficulty shedding the pounds. 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