{"id":203560,"date":"2016-09-08T10:44:33","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T17:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=203560"},"modified":"2016-09-08T10:44:33","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T17:44:33","slug":"mickey-gall-reacts-rumors-injury-ufc-203","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mickey-gall\/mickey-gall-reacts-rumors-injury-ufc-203\/","title":{"rendered":"Mickey Gall reacts to rumors of injury before UFC 203"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With just days to go until <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-results\/ufc-203-results\/ufc-203-official-fight-card\/\">UFC 203<\/a>, where 2-0 amateur MMA fighter Mickey Gall will welcome former WWE superstar CM Punk to the Octagon, a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mickey-gall\/mickey-gall-gets-stitches-injury-fight-punk-still-ufc-203\/\">photo of Gall with stitches above his eyebrow<\/a> had the MMA community in a frenzy. Despite the photos of Gall with stitches in his eyebrow, the fight proceeded as planned.  <\/p>\n<p>Wednesday afternoon, following his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TU5MiS1PQZg\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;UFC 203 open workout&#8217;<\/a>, Mickey Gall addressed media members for a media scrum.  It didn&#8217;t take long for Gall to be questioned about the stitches in his eyebrow.<\/p>\n<p>The young star quickly responded with:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;No, do you see stitches? Rumors man, what stitches? I don&#8217;t have stitches. Do you see any? Right? Do you see anything?&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gall went on to describe the feeling of being in the UFC, and being on the pay per-view portion of UFC 203 after just 2 professional fights, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s a big opportunity man. Lot of great MMA fighters will stay in obscurity. I&#8217;m being given the opportunity to fight a superstar. Lot of eyes on the main card. I&#8217;m on the damn poster, this is my second UFC fight. It&#8217;s crazy. I&#8217;mma make the most of it.&#8221; <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gall was signed to the UFC after UFC President Dana White saw the young star pick up a 1st round win on the regional scene as <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/watch-cm-punks-potential-opponent-discusses-matchup\/\">part of his &#8220;Lookin&#8217; For A Fight&#8221; series<\/a>.  The UFC brass signed Gall with the intentions of having him fight CM Punk. Unfortunately a back injury delayed Punk&#8217;s debut. 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