CM Punk is to undergo back surgery today to treat a herniated disc, MMAFighting.com are reporting. This is just days after UFC confirmed his first fight would be against Mickey Gall in the coming months, likely at UFC 199 or 200. That fight is now off, with Punk likely to be out for at least a month or two. That sort of recovery time means he should still fight later in 2016, with the normal fight camp lasting for around three months. "This is just a bump in the road," he told MMAFighting. "I'm positive about this." The surgery will take place in Chicago, and is targeting a herniated disc. Punk had figured it was an old WWE injury, and says that's what it turned out it was. He's been in agony with it, which makes you wonder why he showed up to UFC On Fox this past week for the angle with Mickey Gall. Dana White was quoted as saying that Punk was likely for UFC 199, so clearly Punk hadn't clued UFC management up on how bad his injury was. The doctor actually advised him to get the surgery before that Gall angle was even shot. Punk was one of the most physically roughed up wrestlers on the WWE roster, and at thirty seven years old, is very unlikely to have any success in the UFC. When the promotion first signed him, he had name value from wrestling, but two years later, Dana White's investment is looking more and more questionable.
