{"id":8148,"date":"2016-01-15T15:21:30","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T21:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=8148"},"modified":"2016-01-15T16:59:24","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T22:59:24","slug":"ufc-close-to-c-m-punks-first-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/15\/ufc-close-to-c-m-punks-first-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC even closer to C.M. Punk&#8217;s first pro fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3914128421\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>UFC is getting closer to setting up C.M. Punk&#8217;s first professional MMA fight this year.<\/p>\n<p>UFC president Dana White is eying UFC 199 in June as a potential debut fight for Punk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/cm-punks-ufc-debut-now-slotted-for-ufc-199\/\" target=\"_blank\">White was quoted<\/a> on Boston radio show Toucher &amp; Rich: &#8220;The C.M. Punk fight is probably going to be in June. UFC 199 is what I&#8217;m thinking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, UFC started working toward determining Punk&#8217;s first opponent.<\/p>\n<p>White announced on TSN&#8217;s &#8220;Off the Record&#8221; that 1-0 fighter Mickey Gall will have a fight at UFC 196 on February 6.<\/p>\n<p>If Gall beats a fighter named Michael Jackson on the PPV prelim show, then Gall will face Punk later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Gall was identified on White&#8217;s new &#8220;Looking for a Fight&#8221; video series as a potential opponent for Punk. 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