Alistair Overeem recently spoke with FOX Sports to promote his upcoming Heavyweight Title bout with newly crowned champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 203. During the interview, Overeem commented on CM Punk’s upcoming fight with Mickey Gall, which will also take place at the event. Overeem said that Punk is making a mistake by transitioning from pro wrestling to MMA.
“To me, he’s making a mistake. He doesn’t know what he’s getting himself into. He’s talking about ‘I want to test myself’ and this and that — well, he’s going to be tested. Cause two things are going to happen, either he’s going to lose and quit, or he’s going to win, and he’s going to lose later on and quit,” Overeem said. “For him to think he can just do this for fun and test himself to see and I do have to respect that testing himself, I am at the same time hoping for the upset.”
Overeem added that he hopes Punk does great in the fight and that everyone will find out what Punk is made of.
“Because we all love the upset, I hope he’s going to do great but at the end of the day, we’re going to find out what CM Punk is made of. He’s going to be tested, and I wish him luck,” Overeem said. “Don’t give up at the first hurdle you encounter. His age is working a little bit against him and then your first fight. I don’t know.”
UFC 203 takes place on September 10th at The Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
