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Twitter Reacts To Demian Maia Putting Ben Askren To Sleep At UFC Singapore

In the main event of this morning’s (Sat. October 26, 2019) UFC Singapore event, elite grapplers Demian Maia and Ben Askren went head-to-head with one another. Askren entered the contest fresh off the first defeat of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career. In his second UFC bout this past July, Askren stepped into the Octagon […]

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In the main event of this morning’s (Sat. October 26, 2019) UFC Singapore event, elite grapplers Demian Maia and Ben Askren went head-to-head with one another.

Askren entered the contest fresh off the first defeat of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career. In his second UFC bout this past July, Askren stepped into the Octagon with Jorge Masvidal, who finished “Funky” in five seconds with an opening flying knee for the fastest knockout in UFC history. He was hoping to get back on track with a solid victory over Maia.

As for the Brazilian, he entered the contest after having racked up a two-fight win streak. Before that, he was on a three-fight losing streak to 170-pound elite wrestlers Tyron Woodley, Kamaru Usman, and Colby Covington. A victory over Askren would’ve put Maia right back into the title hunt mix.

In the fight, both men landed some hard shots on one another, but the grappling exchanges on the ground kept fans on the edge of their seats. However, in the third round, Askren got a takedown that Maia swept, took full mount, and was able to lock in a rear-naked choke. Askren was subsequently put to sleep.

Check out how the mixed martial arts (MMA) community reacted to Maia choking out Askren below.

What did you make of Maia choking out Askren in Singapore?

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Demian Maia Sleeps Ben Askren – UFC Singapore Highlights

Demian Maia emerged victorious over Ben Askren in the battle of the grapplers at UFC Singapore on Saturday morning. After a mainly striking battle early on, the two started to engage on the ground with some beautiful transitions and submission attempts. In the end, Maia was too much as he got a hold of Askren’s […]

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Demian Maia emerged victorious over Ben Askren in the battle of the grapplers at UFC Singapore on Saturday morning.

After a mainly striking battle early on, the two started to engage on the ground with some beautiful transitions and submission attempts. In the end, Maia was too much as he got a hold of Askren’s back and put him to sleep with a rear-naked choke submission in the third round.

It puts the Brazilian on a three-fight winning streak. Askren, meanwhile, has now lost two in a row and there will be plenty of questions about his future with the promotion.

You can see the highlights below:

What did you think of the fight?

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UFC Singapore Highlights: Demian Maia Submits Ben Askren

Demian Maia vs. Ben Askren lived up to expectations at UFC Singapore. The two fighters met in a welterweight bout at the UFC Singapore event from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore on Saturday morning (October 26, 2019) on ESPN+. This f…

Demian Maia vs. Ben Askren lived up to expectations at UFC Singapore. The two fighters met in a welterweight bout at the UFC Singapore event from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore on Saturday morning (October 26, 2019) on ESPN+. This fight had it all from striking to takedowns, grappling, and submission attempts. Both […]

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Demian Maia Chokes Ben Askren Unconcious – UFC Singapore Results

Main eventing UFC Singapore is a welterweight meeting of elite grapplers between Demian Maia and Ben Askren. Round 1: Maia comes out with some nice striking to keep Askren at a distance. Askren trying to close the distance and clinch up, throwing leg kicks and missing on a spinning backfist. Askren and Maia lock up. […]

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Main eventing UFC Singapore is a welterweight meeting of elite grapplers between Demian Maia and Ben Askren.

Round 1:

Maia comes out with some nice striking to keep Askren at a distance. Askren trying to close the distance and clinch up, throwing leg kicks and missing on a spinning backfist. Askren and Maia lock up. Maia with a nice straight. Askren with an uppercut, and Maia is able to avoid the clinch.

An uppercut from Askren lands and he hooks up Maia’s neck before landing some nice knees. Maia gets free. Askren lands a right hand and uppercut after a clinch. A nice couple of strikes land for Maia now. Uppercuts land for Askren in the clinch again. A body kick connects for Maia. Askren finally gets the takedown with under a minute left. The round ends with Askren on top.

Round 2:

Askren coming out with some hooks. A kick to the body for Askren connects. Askren clinches up but separates after a knee from Maia. Both men land a nice shot on the other in the pocket. Maia with some nice hooks backing away. Maia continues to land backing away. Askren shoots in and gets the takedown with a minute left. A beautiful ground exchange and sweep ends with Maia on top. Maia working into full mount now but another beautiful transition ends with Askren on top.

Round 3:

Maia lands a nice shot backing away and now Askren is working a takedown against the cage. Maia is able to stuff it and circles out. Askren clinches up and Maia lands a knee to the body. Askren with a beautiful takedown into side control. Maia gets back up to his feet. Askren runs into a knee to the body from Maia. Askren tries to shoot it but Maia is able to stuff it in time. A very nice left hand lands down the pipe for Maia. Askren gets another very nice takedown but Maia with a great sweep into full mount. Maia is able to take Askren’s back and sink in the rear-naked choke. Askren tries to hand fight, but Askren goes out. It’s over.

Official Result: Demian Maia def. Ben Askren via R3 submission (rear-naked choke, 3:54)

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UFC Singapore Results: Demian Maia vs. Ben Askren

LowKickMMA will be providing you with UFC on ESPN+ 20 results throughout the day from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. In the main event of the evening, welterweights Demian Maia and Ben Askren will be going head-to-head. Also, in the co-main event, Michael Johnson takes on Stevie Ray at lightweight. The UFC has compiled a great card […]

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LowKickMMA will be providing you with UFC on ESPN+ 20 results throughout the day from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. In the main event of the evening, welterweights Demian Maia and Ben Askren will be going head-to-head.

Also, in the co-main event, Michael Johnson takes on Stevie Ray at lightweight. The UFC has compiled a great card for mixed martial arts (MMA) fans to enjoy. Check out LowKickMMA’s UFC Singapore results below. Also, make sure to follow along with us on Twitter @LowKick_MMA.

UFC Singapore Results

Main Card (ESPN+, 8 a.m. ET)

  • Welterweight: Demian Maia vs. Ben Askren
  • Lightweight: Michael Johnson vs. Stevie Ray
  • Lightweight: Frank Camacho vs. Beneil Dariush
  • Heavyweight: Ciryl Gane vs. Don’Tale Mayes
  • Welterweight: Muslim Salikhov vs. Laureano Staropoli

Preliminaries (ESPN+, 5 a.m. ET)

  • Women’s strawweight: Randa Markos vs. Ashley Yoder
  • Lightweight: Alex White vs. Rafael Fiziev
  • Featherweight: Enrique Barzola vs. Movsar Evloev
  • Heavyweight: Maurice Greene vs. Sergei Pavlovich
  • Women’s strawweight: Loma Lookboonmee vs. Alexandra Albu
  • Heavyweight: Raphael Pessoa Nunes vs. Jeff Hughes

**LowKickMMA’s coverage of UFC Singapore begins at 5:00 a.m. ET/Keep refreshing for live results**

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Jorge Masvidal Wishes Ben Askren Good Luck Against Demian Maia

It’s no secret that Jorge Masvidal and Ben Askren don’t like one another. The pair initially fought earlier this year at UFC 239, where “Gamebred” shocked the mixed martial arts (MMA) world. Opening up the first round with a flying knee, Masvidal was able to knock out Askren – who shot in on an immediate […]

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It’s no secret that Jorge Masvidal and Ben Askren don’t like one another. The pair initially fought earlier this year at UFC 239, where “Gamebred” shocked the mixed martial arts (MMA) world.

Opening up the first round with a flying knee, Masvidal was able to knock out Askren – who shot in on an immediate takedown attempt – in just five seconds. The knockout was officially the fastest in UFC history. Even after the fight, the bad blood between Masvidal and Askren continues to flow. However, things recently took a different tune.

Amidst the controversy surrounding Nate Diaz pulling from his scheduled UFC 244 pay-per-view (PPV) meeting with Masvidal next week, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman volunteered to step in. Usman is already scheduled to defend his 170-pound title against Colby Covington in December.

This sparked a response from Masvidal, who claims Usman didn’t want to fight him on the UFC 244 card before the Diaz fight was booked.

Askren then jumped in, concurring with Masvidal, noting he doesn’t think Usman will fight Masvidal on such short notice.

Masvidal then continued to taunt Usman off of Askren’s Tweet, wishing “Funky” good luck ahead of his welterweight clash with Demian Maia in Singapore tomorrow morning.

What do you think about Masvidal and Askren essentially teaming up to rip Usman online?

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