Who in the world would pick on Ben Askren? We will admit that we think Ben was unfairly judged by Dana White and that it was easy for everyone in the UFC who wanted to trash talk, call him out because there was zero chance there would be a real chance to take him on. Now that he’s finally in the UFC the callouts haven’t been as plentiful. It’s put up or shut up time. Here’s why Chael P Sonnen thinks Ben is calling the world out for his first UFC bout. Check it out.
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Demetrious Johnson talks about his reaction to ONE transfer
When we found out that the UFC was getting Ben Askren we were as happy as one could be about the signing. It ended up being bittersweet because it meant that flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson was leaving. The exchange of fighters between the UFC and ONE organizations was groundbreaking to say the least because it … Read more
Bro: Khabib’s manager asks for insane money Dana responds
Dana White has always been a good sport. After saying that I probably should have used the term ‘rarely’ instead of ‘always’. When it comes to fighters and managers saying stupid things he seems genuinely amused at times. So when the following crazy statement to TMZ sports was made by Khabib’s manager we knew White … Read more
Lawler welcomes Askren to the UFC, Askren comments
Ben Askren coming to the UFC has been the talk of the MMA forums and news sites predominantly over the past week. After it was announced that ONE was trading him for UFC flyweight GOAT Demetrious Johnson speculation was rampant over who would be his first ‘victim’. Names like Conor McGregor, GSP, and lightweight king … Read more
White unblocks Askren from Twitter and doesn’t hate him
Dana White and Ben Askren had a hate/hate relationship or at least we thought. Askren is widely thought of as the best welterweight fighter in the world and why he wasn’t in the UFC boggled minds. A historic trade with ONE has brought Ben in to the organization in exchange for UFC flyweight legend Demetrious … Read more
UFC mum on Askren signing; gets called out by the ‘Funky’ one
Undefeated former ONE Championship welterweight champion Ben “Funky” Askren is now officially part of the UFC’s 170-pound division after the historic trade for former longtime UFC flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson. ONE made a formal announcement about adding “Mighty Mouse” to their roster and they’ve already had a media conference call featuring Johnson. That happened over … Read more
Khabib’s manager tells fans to stay tuned for big news
We have heard potential opponents for Khabib Nurmagomedov since the second he submitted Conor McGregor at UFC 229. The lightweight champion has been called out by Floyd Mayweather Jr, GSP, and even the UFC’s newest roster member Ben Askren. Nothing has been solidified and the only person saying anything of note about all of this … Read more
Woodley says Khabib has no chance against Askren
The Ben Askren on the UFC roster train rolls on. Arguably the best fighter to never compete in the UFC, asterisk Fedor, may finally show up if the reports are true. At 34 he still has some gas left in the tank but the questions will be how much and whether or not he missed … Read more
Ben Askren says ‘98%’ chance he signs with UFC
UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov isn’t the only undefeated MMA star in the game. Though now retired, former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren ran up a dominant 18-0 record before hanging up his gloves after his last ONE title defense last November against Shinya Aoki. Recently there’s been talk of Askren signing … Read more
Askren destroys Nate Diaz on Twitter in response to 165 pound division post
By now you should have heard all of the hub bub between Dana White, Nate Diaz, and Dustin Poirier. It centers around tweets that Nate and Dustin shared claiming they were fighting for a new UFC 165 pound division title at UFC 230 in the main event and Dana White’s prompt kibosh of the notion. … Read more