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Ben Askren responds to 'insanely idiotic' Jorge Masvidal

Tom Taylor - March 29, 2019

Earlier this week, Jorge Masvidal released a fiery video, targeting both Ben Askren and Leon Edwards. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvj1SrblS10/ “Hello everybody, I’m back stateside, enjoying my little vacation. And I’m coming back and man, I’ve got so much groupie love. I can’t believe it,” Masvidal said (transcript via MMAFighting). “I got these two little s***s, you might know ‘em or you might not. One’s from England, one’s from some suburb where it’s — I don’t know, I don’t give a f*ck — calling me out. One’s not in the top-10 and the other that is hasn’t got a victory in the UFC. Didn’t make the dude tap — Robbie Lawler — and didn’t put him to sleep, but you think you have a win in the UFC. Who are you fooling?

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Jorge Masvidal

Jorge Masvidal responds to callouts from Ben Askren and Leon Edwards

Cole Shelton - March 28, 2019

UFC welterweight standout Jorge Masvidal has some options for his next fight. After knocking out Darren Till two weekends ago, both Ben Askren and Leon Edwards have been calling for a fight with “Gamebred”.

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VIDEO | Ben Askren calls out 'chicken' Jorge Masvidal for UFC 238

Drake Riggs - March 26, 2019

Despite rumors this morning is sounds like @GamebredFighter is being a chicken! pic.twitter.com/7ptA3lTuh5 — Funky (@Benaskren) March 26, 2019

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Ben Askren roasts Darren Till following KO loss in London

Chris Taylor - March 23, 2019

Ben Askren travelled to London this past weekend with intentions of confronting former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till. The rivals, who have gone back and forth on social media for months, actually had a brief encounter at the UFC London weigh-ins.

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Dana White praises Ben Askren, confirms next fight will be most likely be against Robbie Lawler

Tom Taylor - March 21, 2019

UFC President Dana White and former ONE and Bellator champ Ben Askren haven’t always had the best relationship. In fact, they’ve seem to outright loathe each other at various points in the past. Now that Ben Askren is firmly embedded as a member of the UFC welterweight top-15, however, Dana White seems to be changing his tune.

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Dana White lists the fighters he expects to become big UFC stars

Cole Shelton - March 21, 2019

A common complaint UFC fans have is that there aren’t many huge MMA stars at the moment. It’s a recurring complaint, with Ronda Rousey leaving the spot, Brock Lesnar in the WWE and Conor McGregor fighting so infrequently. However, UFC President Dana White does not agree with these claims. Rather, he says there is a ton of up and coming prospects that will soon turn into stars.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov

Ben Askren explains why Khabib Nurmagomedov 165-pound title fight makes sense

James Lynch - March 20, 2019

Ben Askren has yet to have his next fight booked but he does have an ideal scenario in mind. This past weekend at UFC London, the 34-year-old spoke to the media about a number of topics including the creation of a 165-pound division. The former ONE and Bellator champion has been campaigning this new weight class since he signed with the UFC in October. He believes current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is the perfect opponent.

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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington on Ben Askren's win over Robbie Lawler: 'It seemed like the fix was in'

Cole Shelton - March 19, 2019

At UFC 235, Ben Askren made his highly-anticipated debut, when he took on Robbie Lawler. Askren, who is undefeated, was looking to show he is the best in the world. However, early on, ‘Funky’ was in a lot of trouble when Lawler slammed him on his head.

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Ben Askren lists possibilities for next opponent after Darren Till's UFC London loss

Tom Taylor - March 18, 2019

Undefeated UFC welterweight contender Ben Askren predicted Darren Till would defeat Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC London last weekend, and hoped to fight him soon thereafter. As we now know, this is not the way things went down, as Till was flattened by his opponent Jorge Masvidal. In the wake of Till’s knockout loss to Masvidal, Ben Askren has been forced to reassess the options for his next fight.

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Darren Till

Ben Askren reacts after Darren Till suffers knockout loss to Jorge Masvidal

Chris Taylor - March 16, 2019

Undefeated UFC welterweight Ben Askren jumped on a plane to London with plans of arranging a future fight with event headliner Darren Till. The rivals did have a slight encounter the day of UFC London weigh-ins, but it appears that an actual fight inside of the octagon will have to wait.

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Dillon Danis campaigns for grappling match with Ben Askren

Tom Taylor - March 15, 2019

Dillon Danis and Ben Askren have had plenty to say about each other on social media of late — and none of it has been friendly. After Askren’s latest verbal volley, Dillon Danis challenged the wrestler to a submission grappling match, and has been relentlessly pursuing this competition ever since.

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UFC London | Ben Askren makes predictions for Till vs. Masvidal, Nelson vs. Edwards

Tom Taylor - March 15, 2019

Ben Askren will have a close eye on the UFC London main event, which pits Jorge Masvidal against Darren Till, as he’s already been linked to a fight with the winner of the bout. He’s also bound to be watching the UFC London co-main event, which pits welterweight contenders Gunnar Nelson and Leon Edwards against each other, as a bout with either man is very possible for him down the road. In a video posted to the UFC Europe Twitter account, Ben Askren made a prediction for Jorge Masvidal vs. Darren Till and Leon Edwards vs. Gunnar Nelson at UFC London.

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Jorge Masvidal: Ben Askren is 'a weasel and a coward' for accepting Robbie Lawler win

Tom Taylor - March 13, 2019

Ben Askren finally has a UFC win on his resume — unfortunately it came with a side order of controversy. The win, which occurred at UFC 235, came when he locked up a bulldog choke on Robbie Lawler. For a moment, it looked like the choke had lulled Lawler unconcious. The instant replay, however, revealed that Lawler seemed to be wide awake, and still capable of fighting. Whatever the case, Ben Askren seems to have moved on, and is now focusing on his next challenge in the UFC’s Octagon. While nothing is official just yet, it sounds like Askren’s next challenge will pit him against the winner of this weekend’s Jorge Masvidal vs. Darren Till fight.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov

Nate Diaz mocks Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ben Askren intervenes

Tom Taylor - March 12, 2019

Nate Diaz and Khabib Nurmagomedov have had plenty to say about each other on social media over the last few years. Early on Tuesday morning, the trend continued, as Diaz took a shot at the dedicated Sambo practitioner on Twitter. https://twitter.com/NateDiaz209/status/1105392661689643010 “Sambo?” Diaz wrote in a post that included a classic picture of Nurmagomedov shoehorned into a tiny tub with several of his training partners (h/t Asian Persuasion MMA)

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Dillon Danis

Ben Askren roasts Dillon Danis in multi-part Twitter assault

Thomas Taylor - March 11, 2019

This afternoon, it was announced that Conor McGregor training partner Dillon Danis will return to the Bellator cage at Bellator 221 to take on Max Humphrey. This news prompted UFC welterweight star Ben Askren to absolutely cook Danis in a multi-part Twitter roast. See everything Ben Askren had to say about Dillon Danis below:

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Kamaru Usman

Ben Askren vows to retire if he gets KO’d by Kamaru Usman

Chris Taylor - March 9, 2019

Ben Askren continues to wreak havoc both inside and outside of the octagon, with his latest target being newly-crowned UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman. “Funky” made his highly anticipated octagon debut earlier this month at UFC 235, where he scored a controversial submission victory over former division title holder Robbie Lawler.

Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler

Robbie Lawler's manager releases statement on Ben Askren's post-fight comments

Cole Shelton - March 7, 2019

Ben Askren made his highly anticipated octagon debut at last weekend’s UFC 235 event in Las Vegas against Robbie Lawler. In the early moments of the fight, Lawler slammed Askren to the canvas and began raining down brutal ground and pound. Somehow, Askren survived and got back up to his feet where he eventually got ahold of Lawler’s back. There, he latched on to a bulldog choke which caused Herb Dean to jump in and stop the fight.  It was a controversial stoppage which many fight fans and analysts believe was a bad stoppage.