7 Things We Learned From CM Punk's UFC Debut Loss
4. A Fighter With No Experience Has No Business In The UFC
CM Punk lost at UFC 203. He lost badly. He was steamrolled, as expected. He didn't even make it as long as many expected. In two minutes and fourteen seconds, he was choked out by a younger fighter he had previously claimed had fought "cans" - despite Punk realistically being the biggest can of all.
Right off the bell, Gall moved in for the takedown. Punk looked to be lunging forward, and Gall scored the takedown easily. Punk worked from the bottom with a few short punches, tried to roll out of it (using the cage to his advantage and pushing off it with his feet, not necessarily a legal move), and would up defending a choke. For a while. Though he fought it admirably for a few minutes, after giving up his back, he was eventually forced to tap out to the rear naked choke.
The fight was pretty much what most expected: an amateur fighting a pro. Punk would have been better off taking some amateur fights, maybe doing a pro fight in the regionals, then trying to make it in the UFC.
Because honestly, a fighter with no experience has no business in the UFC. CM Punk proved that at UFC 203.