Yesterday WZ Daily was pleased to welcome ESPN1000‘s Ray Flores as a special MMA correspondent.
You can find some of Ray’s comments from his appearance transcribed below.
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On CM Punk‘s chances at UFC 203 and the timing of the fight:
RF: I think Punk has a decent chance but as I look at Mickey Gall… he trains with the Miller brothers. Dan Miller and Jim Miller who are UFC veterans. He is 24 years of age. He’s coming off a win over Mike Jackson. He’s not even in the physical prime of his life but he’s in very good shape. He’s a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. CM Punk is really, with the coaching he’s done at Rufus Sport with Duke Rufus and Daniel Wandelay, he’s going, I would say, on the sports books as the underdog. Mickey Gall already has already made his pro debut a successful one. He’s 2-0 as a pro. This is not an easy fight for CM Punk. Anytime CM Punk has set his mind to anything. Whether it be sports entertainment or elsewhere he has flourished with flying colors and done amazing. I think it’s fitting or kind of coincidental that he’s going to be making his UFC debut in Cleveland in the same building where he decided to leave the WWE. He walked out the door on the WWE and he’s walking in to the door and the octagon door with the UFC. I think it’s very interesting with the synergy of where CM Punk’s fight is going to take place. I’m a little surprised to be honest with you because I thought it was going to be in Las Vegas but it is going to be Cleveland. I expect a large Chicago following to be there in Cleveland supporting CM Punk. I think it’s going to be a very interesting matchup but I have to say CM Punk is the underdog going in to this fight.
On Brock Lesnar‘s chances against Mark Hunt at UFC 200:
RF: Man on man, if Brock Lesnar cannot get his big mitts on and bring down Mark Hunt it is going to be a long, long night for Brock Lesnar. Through his career he has never had the best chin. He’s a monster but he’s never really had the best chin. Being around combat sports my entire career I will tell you this, “You do not get a better chin.” There’s no way to strengthen your chin. You can strengthen everything else but you cannot strengthen your chin. Once you have a glass jaw that’s pretty much what happens during the course of your career. I’m not saying Brock has a glass jaw but he’s been touched on several occasions. The fight with Cain Velasquez. The loss to Alistair Overeem. Mark Hunt is one of the most dangerous and prolific strikers in the business. He has got to watch himself. He better keep his hands up at all times. If he leaves an opening Mark Hunt is putting him to sleep. I’m not talking about the Go To Sleep from CM Punk. I am talking about him putting him to sleep on the octagon mat.
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