Mickey Gall’s callout of Phil “CM Punk” Brooks has landed him in the UFC – and put him in position to earn the fight he wants.

Gall (1-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) was featured on the first episode of UFC President Dana White’s UFC Fight Pass reality show, “Looking For A Fight,” and finished his professional debut with a first-round rear-naked=choke win. He immediately let White know what he wanted.

“Hey Dana White, I don’t know if CM Punk has an opponent,” Gall said afterward in the cage, “but I would love to fight that man.”

White said he was “interested” in Gall getting the spot against former WWE superstar Brooks (0-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who has yet to make his professional debut. First, though, he’ll need to beat welterweight Michael Jackson (0-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) next month at UFC 196.

“I might as well break it here, right?” White said while appearing on TSN’s “Off the Record.” “Mickey Gall – I’m bringing in Mickey Gall in, and he’s going to fight a guy named Michael Jackson. They’re going to fight on the prelims on Feb. 6 on (UFC) Fight Pass. If he wins that fight, Mickey Gall will fight CM Punk. CM Punk will be there to watch.”

UFC 196 takes place Feb. 6 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

“He’s holding a lottery ticket with really good odds of winning the lottery right now,” White said. “Like you said, he’s got to get through this fight, and it’s going to be a life changer for this kid.”

Gall was obviously excited by the news (via Twitter):

I would like to thank @danawhite and everyone at the @ufc for allowing me to join the greatest organization on earth. I am humbled #UFC196 — Mickey Gall (@mickeygall) January 13, 2016

The latest UFC 196 card includes:

Champ Fabricio Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez – for heavyweight championship

Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson

Roy Nelson vs. Jared Rosholt

Joseph Benavidez vs. Zach Makovsky

Rafael Cavalcante vs. Ovince Saint Preux

Josh Burkman vs. K.J. Noons

Damian Grabowski vs. Derrick Lewis

Ray Borg vs. Justin Scoggins

Mike Pyle vs. Sean Spencer

Artem Lobov vs. Alex White

Misha Cirkunov vs. Alex Nicholson

Noad Lahat vs. Diego Rivas

Mickey Gall vs. Michael Jackson

For more on UFC 196, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.