5 Reasons why CM Punk deserves respect despite not being your 'average MMA' fighter

#3 Despite his loss he never gave up

Rearing to go again!

CM Punk was “humbled” (humiliated, rather) in his first fight against Mickey Gall in late 2016. The internet fraternity took to this humiliating loss of his and Punk turned from “the best in the world” to an overnight “butt of internet jokes/memes”. While humbly accepting his defeat and lauding Gall for his stellar efforts inside the octagon, Punk, in his post-match interview said:

"In life you go big or you go home, I just like to take challenges. This was a hell of a mountain to try to climb and I didn't get to the summit today, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give up.

I will be back, believe it or not, this was the most fun I've ever had I know there's a lot of doubters, but life's about falling down and getting up.”

Dana White, insisted that Punk drop any future plans of fighting inside the octagon, but a little over a year and a half, Punk has decided to step into the dreaded 8-sided structure again. Following the defeat to Gall, Punk didn’t cease training at the Roufusport in Milwaukee, in the hopes of landing another opportunity.

The one who responded to his desire to fight was Mike Jackson, who surprisingly tapped out to Gall in the first round as well. Hopefully, the ongoing talks would come to fruition and fans would be able to see the former pro-wrestler go sophomore.