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Darren Till Calls Ben Askren A ‘Fat Wanker,’ Askren Responds

Darren Till ripped Ben Askren on social media recently and it didn’t take long for “Funky” to respond. It’s no secret that Till and Askren aren’t fond of one another. When Askren was traded to the Ultimate Fighting Champio…

Darren Till ripped Ben Askren on social media recently and it didn’t take long for “Funky” to respond. It’s no secret that Till and Askren aren’t fond of one another. When Askren was traded to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) from ONE Championship, he fired shots at several UFC fighters. One of them was Till, […]

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Khabib Nurmagomedov: Ben Askren Has To Show His Levels In UFC

Khabib Nurmagomedov won’t be impressed with Ben Askren until “Funky” can prove his worth under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner. Askren is set to make his UFC debut on March 2. He’ll be going one-on-one with forme…

Khabib Nurmagomedov won’t be impressed with Ben Askren until “Funky” can prove his worth under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner. Askren is set to make his UFC debut on March 2. He’ll be going one-on-one with former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler. The bout will be featured on the UFC 235 card taking place […]

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Khabib Nurmagomedov Explains What Ben Askren Needs To Show In UFC Debut

Khabib Nurmagomedov explains what he thinks newly acquired welterweight contender Ben Askren needs to do during his UFC debut. The UFC lightweight champion believes Askren has much to prove in his UFC arrival, which is something that most can agree with. Askren is slated to meet former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler at the upcoming […]

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Khabib Nurmagomedov explains what he thinks newly acquired welterweight contender Ben Askren needs to do during his UFC debut.

The UFC lightweight champion believes Askren has much to prove in his UFC arrival, which is something that most can agree with. Askren is slated to meet former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler at the upcoming UFC 235 pay-per-view event.

The bout was initially scheduled for UFC 233. However, after the event was canceled the fight, the UFC needed to make some changes to it. This will be a welterweight showdown.

Advice

Although Askren has achieved many goals in his pro-MMA career, he has not step foot inside of the Octagon. That will change in his upcoming fight.

“He never fight in the UFC,” Nurmagomedov told Submission Radio (H/T to MMAmania). “He has to fight in the UFC first of all. He has to show his levels because I see how someone smash him in ONE FC. Somebody like smashed him in ONE FC. He just signed to the UFC and tried talk, you know.

“But now everybody tries to talk and promote these things. But you have to compete in the UFC, then we’re gonna see his levels.”

The UFC 235 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, March 2, 2019 in at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will air on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET and the TV network’s streaming service, ESPN +.

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Ben Askren & Kelvin Gastelum Trade Barbs Over Tyron Woodley

Ben Askren and Kelvin Gastelum have gone back-and-forth on social media Gastelum is preparing for his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title opportunity against champion Robert Whittaker. That bout will be taking place on Feb. 9. Despi…

Ben Askren and Kelvin Gastelum have gone back-and-forth on social media Gastelum is preparing for his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title opportunity against champion Robert Whittaker. That bout will be taking place on Feb. 9. Despite being in two different weight classes, Askren and Gastelum found themselves mixing it up on social media. Askren […]

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Ben Askren Mocks Colby Covington Over Trusting Dana White

Ben Askren mocks Colby Covington for a certain reason and it involves UFC President Dana White. There is no love lost between the two UFC stars as they have history. The war of words between these two fighters is nothing new. It does seem with them now fighting in the same division under the UFC […]

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Ben Askren mocks Colby Covington for a certain reason and it involves UFC President Dana White. There is no love lost between the two UFC stars as they have history. The war of words between these two fighters is nothing new. It does seem with them now fighting in the same division under the UFC banner that it’s just a matter of time before they fight.

In the past, Askren has questioned not only the IQ but also the credibility of Covington. During the latest shot taken by Askren, he mocked Covington for trusting White when it comes to what he says. And Askren has a point as White is a promoter at heart and will do/say what he has to in order to push his narrative.

It’s no secret that Covington was supposed to get the next crack at UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. However, that was changed as now plans are for Woodley to fight Kamaru Usman at the UFC 235 pay-per-view event.

Once Covington recently ripped White when he said that White went back on his word and that he “ain’t got the balls” to fire him. Askren took to Twitter to further mock him by writing:

“[Colby Covington] I realized you were dumb but please, please don’t tell me you were dumb enough to really trust Dana.”

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