Big Update: Dana White Reveals CM Punk’s First UFC Opponent

January 13, 2016

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UFC President Dana White was on TSN with Michael Landsberg and revealed the plan for who will fight former WWE star CM Punk in his UFC debut.

“I’m bringing Mickey Gall in and he’s going to fight a kid named Michael Jackson. They’re going to fight on the prelims on February 6^th on Fight Pass and if he wins that fight, Mickey Gall will fight CM Punk and CM Punk will be there at the fight to watch,” White told Landsberg.

Gall was recently featured on the original series “Looking for a Fight”, which features Dana White, former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra and White’s friend Nick “The Tooth” Gullo.

You can watch footage of White’s appearance on TSN in the video player below:

Thanks to Aaron Bronsteter for contributing to this article.

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DALLAS, TX - MARCH 13: Phil "CM Punk" Brooks poses for a photo during a UFC photo session at the Hilton Anatole Hotel on March 13, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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DALLAS, TX - MARCH 13: Phil "CM Punk" Brooks poses for a photo during a UFC photo session at the Hilton Anatole Hotel on March 13, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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DALLAS, TX - MARCH 13: Phil "CM Punk" Brooks poses for a photo during a UFC photo session at the Hilton Anatole Hotel on March 13, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CM Punk

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 13: Phil "CM Punk" Brooks poses for a photo during a UFC photo session at the Hilton Anatole Hotel on March 13, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CM Punk

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 13: Phil "CM Punk" Brooks poses for a photo during a UFC photo session at the Hilton Anatole Hotel on March 13, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CM Punk

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 13: Phil "CM Punk" Brooks poses for a photo during a UFC photo session at the Hilton Anatole Hotel on March 13, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CM Punk

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 13: Phil "CM Punk" Brooks poses for a photo during a UFC photo session at the Hilton Anatole Hotel on March 13, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CM Punk

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 13: Phil "CM Punk" Brooks poses for a photo during a UFC photo session at the Hilton Anatole Hotel on March 13, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CM Punk

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 13: Phil "CM Punk" Brooks poses for a photo during a UFC photo session at the Hilton Anatole Hotel on March 13, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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DALLAS, TX - MARCH 13: Phil "CM Punk" Brooks poses for a photo during a UFC photo session at the Hilton Anatole Hotel on March 13, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CM Punk

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 13: Phil "CM Punk" Brooks poses for a photo during a UFC photo session at the Hilton Anatole Hotel on March 13, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
CM Punk

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 13: Phil "CM Punk" Brooks poses for a photo during a UFC photo session at the Hilton Anatole Hotel on March 13, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.