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Ben Askren shuts down future UFC title fight for Conor McGregor: ‘He hasn’t beaten anyone meaningful since 2016’

Former welterweight contender, Ben Askren has shut down the chances of a future title foray for former two-division champion,…

Former welterweight contender, Ben Askren has shut down the chances of a future title foray for former two-division champion, Conor McGregor after his expected return to the UFC later this year, claiming the Dubliner has not beaten any meaningful name in over eight years.

McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight championship holder under the banner of the promotion, has been sidelined since he headlined UFC 264 back in 2021, suffering a fractured left tibia and fibula in a first round doctor’s stoppage TKO loss to three-time foe, Dustin Poirier.

And expected to make his return to the Octagon in the summer – potentially at UFC 302 at the end of June during International Fight Week, McGregor revealed he is planning a comeback bout at the middleweight limit against The Ultimate Fighter 31 rival, Michael Chandler.

With UFC 300 in April still without a main event fight, fans have speculated that the Dubliner may find himself installed in the headliner – with other suggesting the introduction of a super lightweight title on the card at the 165 pounds, involving the ex-two-weight champion.

Conor McGregor ruled from future title fight

However, as far as former ONE Championship and Bellator MMA welterweight titleholder, Askren is concerned, McGregor’s recent losing skid should see him skirted from any sort of title fight in the future.

“Conor McGregor hasn’t beaten anyone meaningful since 2016,” Ben Askren told Daniel Cormier during a recent interview. “We’re in 2024, the last time Conor McGregor beat anyone meaningful, Barack Obama was president. Bro, that’s wild, think about that.” (H/T MMA News)

Without a victory since 2020, McGregor most recently landed a first round high-kick knockout win over former lightweight title challenger and Hall of Fame inductee, Donald Cerrone, inside just 40-seconds at the welterweight limit.

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Ben Askren Says He’d Come out of Retirement to Fight Jorge Masvidal at UFC 300

Ben Askren’s retirement could be coming to an end if the right opportunity presents itself. The 39-year-old said that he’d be willing to step back into the…

Ben Askren offers to snap retirement for Jorge Masvidal rematch at UFC 300: ‘I’ll fight him, I don’t care’

Following claims from former undisputed welterweight title challenger, Jorge Masvidal that his eight month retirement from combat sports is…

Following claims from former undisputed welterweight title challenger, Jorge Masvidal that his eight month retirement from combat sports is no more, former opponent, Ben Askren has offered to follow suit and fight the Floridian in a rematch at UFC 300 in April.

Askren, a former undisputed ONE Championship and Bellator MMA champion, called time on his mixed martial arts career back in late 2019, after suffering a submission loss to common-foe and former UFC title challenger, Demian Maia in a main event clash in Singapore.

As for Masvidal, the former two-time welterweight title challenger and inaugural symbolic BMF championship winner, called time on his storied mixed martial arts career back in April, following a fourth consecutive loss in the form of a unanimous decision defeat to former title chaser, Gilbert Burns.

However, just eight months later, Masvidal, over the course of the weekend, claimed he was now “unretired” from combat sports competition, leading to speculation that the Miami native is lining up either a UFC comeback or a professional boxing rematch against former foe, Nate Diaz.

Ben Askren suggests UFC 300 return with Jorge Masvidal

And recently offering to make a return against Iowa rival, Askren in a rematch of their UFC 239 clash back in the summer of 2019, Masvidal has again been approached with the idea of a re-run – by Askren himself, who suggested a potential UFC 300 showdown in April.

“I mean, probably because he (Jorge Masvidal) ain’t got no more money,” Ben Askren told Daniel Cormier during a recent interview. “That’s my best guess. People spend it. Mike Tyson spent $400,000,000.”

“Listen, if Dana (White) called me and said, ‘Ben, Jorge Masvidal, UFC 300,’ I don’t give a damn, I’m out of retirement,” Ben Askren continued. “I’ll fight him, I don’t care. I suck at boxing. You guys all saw that. I’m not gonna fight him in boxing. What are you? Dumb?”

Who wins in a future rematch? Ben Askren or Jorge Masvidal?

Tony Ferguson again urged to end UFC run by veteran star: ‘He’s 0-7, you need to be done, buddy’

Former interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson has once again been urged to call time on his storied mixed martial…

Former interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson has once again been urged to call time on his storied mixed martial arts career, this time by UFC alum, Ben Askren – who pointed out an apparent lack of ability from Paddy Pimblett, whom the former lost to at UFC 296 last weekend.

Ferguson, a former interim lightweight champion and Ultimate Fighter victor under the banner of the Dana White-led promotion, returned to the Octagon at UFC 296 earlier this month, suffering a one-sided unanimous decision to the returning, Pimblett, in what came as the former’s seventh consecutive defeat.

Without a victory since a second round doctor’s stoppage TKO win over Donald Cerrone back in 2019, Ferguson, who once held a division-best 12-fight unbeaten winning streak, now joins former two-weight champion, B.J. Penn on a record-setting seven-fight losing skid off the back of last weekend’s judging loss.

Tony Ferguson urged to retire by Ben Askren

And urged by both UFC CEO, White, and former two-division champion, Daniel Cormier to call time on his fighting career, Ferguson – who knocked back encouragement to stop fighting, has now been urged to do so by former ONE Championship and Bellator MMA gold holder, Askren.

“He (Tony Ferguson) says he wants to keep fighting,” Ben Askren told Middleeasy. “SoIs it a monetary thing where he needs to keep fighting for money? I don’t know, but Paddy (Pimblett) does not seem to be that good. He really doesn’t and Tony, he just couldn’t get off his back. I don’t know what his plan was. He is a wrestler. He grew up wrestling.”

“His trajectory is so insane,” Askren continued. “He was like, 13-0, or whatever the hell he was afor a while, and now he’s 0-7. It’s like, yeah, you need to be done, buddy.”

Do you think Tony Ferguson will finally call time on his UFC career?

Ben Askren hits out at rival Jorge Masvidal amid calls for UFC rematch: ‘He’s scared of being embarrassed’

Amid calls for a potential mixed martial arts rematch with his fellow retired former welterweight contender, Jorge Masvidal, former Bellator MMA and ONE Championship champion, Ben Askren has claimed the Floridan is “scared of being embarrassed” – if the duo share the Octagon again. Askren, a former welterweight contender under the banner of the UFC […]

Askren, a former welterweight contender under the banner of the UFC and three-fight veteran under the Dana White-led banner, called time on his professional mixed martial arts career back in November 2019, after undergoing hip surgery.

Briefly returning to combat sports in the time since, Askren took on recent winner, the outspoken Jake Paul in a first venture into the squared circle, suffering a thunderous first round KO loss in the pair’s professional boxing match.

However, Askren’s interest in a potential mixed martial arts return and re-run against former-foe and arch-rival, Masvidal was piqued, when the Miami native admitted that he would snap his own retirement form combat sports to face him.

Ben Askren claims Jorge Masvidal is “embarrassed” to take a rematch with him

Taking a slew of shots at each other on social media over the last number of weeks, Askren vowed that he would put on a wrestling clinic against Masvial – and “embarrass” the American Top Team staple.

“That’s why he (Jorge Masvidal) won’t do it,” Ben Askren said on Daniel Cormier’s YouTube channel,” So he’s not scared of fighting and he’s not scared of pain, right? But there’s multiple fears. What he’s scared of is being embarrassed, right? I’ll pull his hair, I’ll rub his face in ground for about 15 minutes and leave him with some mat burns here. He’ll be real embarrassed.”

“There’s lots of fears we have in life,” Ben Askren continued. “We, as men, Daniel, we can have lots of fears. I’ll tell you what I’m scared of – I’m scared of snakes. I’m scared of sharks. I won’t go in deep water. I don’t mess with them sharks, that’s their house, right? Jorge Masvidal, he’s not scared of a fight, he’s not scared of a physical altercation. He’s scared of being embarrassed and losing status, that’s what he’s scared of.”

Meeting Masvidal in an infamous pairing in July 2019, Askren suffered a record-setting five-second flying-knee knockout loss to the former two-time title challenger at UFC 239 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Jorge Masvidal doubles down on challenge to Ben Askren: ‘You can’t do anything but try to sniff my crotch’

Jorge Masvidal doubled down on his boxing challenge to former UFC opponent Ben Askren. ‘Gamebred’ and Askren have been in the headlines recently after Jorge Masvidal seemingly called out ‘Funky’ to run back their UFC 239 clash inside the squared circle. However, while speaking with TNT Sports, the former BMF titleholder suggested that his boxing […]

Jorge Masvidal doubled down on his boxing challenge to former UFC opponent Ben Askren.

‘Gamebred’ and Askren have been in the headlines recently after Jorge Masvidal seemingly called out ‘Funky’ to run back their UFC 239 clash inside the squared circle. However, while speaking with TNT Sports, the former BMF titleholder suggested that his boxing match challenge was in response to Askren who took the first shot in their renewed rivalry.

“He called me out first. I didn’t say I wanted to box him. He called me out,” Masvidal said while backstage at UFC 291 on Saturday night. “He said I would come out of retirement and fight this… Whatever. Nerd jokes he used and I was like, bro, why are we going to do MMA? We know the outcome already. You can’t do anything but try to sniff my crotch and I have a decent knee so I’m gonna be able to stop you every time you do that.

“And then I can do the same opening three other different times because the rounds start the same every time. So I’m trying to help him out. If we box, you f*cking moron, there’s no knees. They’re illegal. You understand me? There’s no knees allowed in boxing. So I was like, let’s box, man. I’ll do that because I’m retired from MMA.”

One year ago today, Jorge Masvidal (+175) knocks out Ben Askren with this insane flying knee, breaking a UFC record by doing so in just 5 seconds. #UFC239
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Jorge Masvidal’s victory over Ben Askren in 2019 is the most revisited highlight in UFC history. ‘Gamebred’ scored a five-second flying knee knockout in what would be a star-making moment for the Miami native. Four months later, Masvidal would go on to secure a TKO victory against Nate Diaz to capture the newly-introduced BMF title.

Jorge Masvidal Lost $100,000 Betting on Poirier vs. Gaethje at UFC 291

Unfortunately, Jorge Masvidal was never able to replicate those results again, dropping four straight fights, including back-to-back losses to then-welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. After falling short in bouts against Colby Covington and Gilbert Burns, ‘Gamebred’ walked away from the sport. Today, Masvidal focuses on promoting his own organization, Gamebred Fighting Championship, and the popular offshoot, Gamebred Boxing.

“Promoting all the time. Working out when I get a chance,” Masvidal responded when asked how he has been spending his retirement.

Gamebred’ also revealed that he had dropped a fat sack of cash on teammate Dustin Poirier at UFC 291. “I put $100,000 on DP, Dustin Poirier,” he revealed. “Kids, I’m sorry. Got to go to public school now.“

‘The Diamond’ came up short in his BMF title bid, suffering a vicious second-round head kick KO against fellow fan favorite Justin Gaethje.