CLEVELAND – UFC welterweight Mickey Gall isn’t going into his fight against Phil “CM Punk” Brooks with his eyes closed.

Today after an open workout in support of Saturday’s UFC 203 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Gall was very frank about the circumstances surrounding his fight with the former pro wrestling star.

For one, Gall made no effort to justify his presence on the promotional poster for the pay-per-view event.

“I don’t think I should be on the poster yet – I know I shouldn’t be,” he said. “But I’m happy that I am. I’m fighting after Jimmie Rivera and Urijah Faber. It’s crazy.”

That’s one word to describe the matchup, which pits a 24-year-old two-fight pro against a 37-year-old MMA newcomer on pay-per-view. Gall (2-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) chuckled at the work done to make Punk (0-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) a more sympathetic character, saying the more relatable parts of his interview were cut out to make him look more like a bad guy.

But that’s just the way it goes when you’re fighting somebody famous. It doesn’t change Gall’s plan for what happens when the bell rings.

“Within the rule set, I’m going to be going in there to kill him,” Gall told MMAjunkie.

The young fighter said he’s fantasized about the ways in which he’ll dominate the fight, and added Punk won’t be the last fighter he calls out.

Gall got here when he said he wanted to fight Punk after picking up his first pro win, which happened to coincide with the filming of “Dana White: Lookin’ for a Fight.” If he wins Saturday, Gall has his next opponent in mind.

“I’ll probably have a name in my mouth,” he said. “It got me to the dance – I’ll keep dancing with that.”

Check out the above video to hear Gall talk about his fight with Punk.

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