9 Predictions For CM Punk's Debut At UFC 203

9. He'll Walk Out To Cult Of Personality

It's hard to explain why walkout music matters so much in mixed martial arts, and especially in the UFC. It's not as if fighters have WWE-style theme songs after all. Sure, a couple have songs they always use: Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone always comes out to Kid Rock's Cowboy, for one example.

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However, fans will obsess over certain walkout tracks. MMA news sites will post recaps of all the walkout songs on a given card. At the end of the day, why it matters is this: the walkout music often sets the mood, or tone, of the fight. Seeing a fighter come out to a pounding beat, looking like a tiger ready to escape his cage? That's sending a message.

At UFC 203, Punk will almost certainly come out to Cult of Personality by Living Colour, just like he did back in the WWE. A big hint would be the inclusion of the song in the final episode of The Evolution of Punk, the Fox Sports 1 documentary into Punk's attempt to make it as a fighter in the UFC. The episode was even named "Cult of Personality" - further evidence than Punk isn't distancing himself from his old persona.

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