5 Things we need to know about Mickey Gall, the man that beat CM Punk

#5 He will probably go on to have a long career in the UFC

With Mickey Gall, Dana White has a highly marketable fighter that is a go-getter

Let’s face it. Mickey Gall bought the lottery ticket when he called out CM Punk in the Looking For A Fight series – full well knowing that Dana White was looking for an opponent for the former pro-wrestler – and he damn sure punched by making light work out of him.

And his next move was just as astutely thought through as his first, when he called out another media darling in Sage Northcutt after the fight. Marketing-wise this fight makes a lot of sense. And whatever Sage Northcutt may or may not be, no one can dispute that he is a true martial artist.

Mickey Gall has likely earned himself a another feature bout in the UFC if this goes through, and logic would dictate that it should.

In an era heralded by Conor McGregor, where marketability in the UFC is slowly but surely superceding rankings or title fights, Mickey Gall seems to started the process of truly carving out himself a niche.

He claimed that he was surprised when his face was plastered over the UFC 203 poster, but if he stays true to the billing he is creating for himself, then he shouldn’t be when it happens again.