Sporting News · Sep 12, 2016
CM Punk nets $500,000 for UFC debut
CM Punk (Getty Images) Many have ridiculed CM Punk for his performance at UFC 203 against Mickey Gall. The former WWE star had no offense and Gall made short work of him, winning by submission in just 2 minutes, 14 seconds.
People felt the former WWE champion didn't belong in the octagon, that he was taking a spot from somebody else, that it was a Walter White Fantasy Camp. Joe Rogan, after the card had ended, went as far as calling Punk delusional and saying he should fight in the amateur ranks.
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Well, he didn't get paid like an amateur.