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Video: Head Kick Knockout Wins ONE Championship Title

Another two-division world champion was crowned under the ONE FC banner earlier today (Feb. 23, 2018) in the main event of ONE Championship: Quest for Gold. Taking on Alexandre Machado for the promotion’s vacant light heavyweight strap, reigning middleweight champion Aung La N Sang added another title to his collection after scoring a vicious first-round […]

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Another two-division world champion was crowned under the ONE FC banner earlier today (Feb. 23, 2018) in the main event of ONE Championship: Quest for Gold.

Taking on Alexandre Machado for the promotion’s vacant light heavyweight strap, reigning middleweight champion Aung La N Sang added another title to his collection after scoring a vicious first-round head kick knockout victory less than one minute into the contest.

Check out the finish below:

With the victory, “The Burmese Python” extended his winning streak to three, while advancing his overall record to an impressive 22-10 with 20 of those victories coming by way of stoppage.

Check out the full event results below:

Aung La N Sang def. Alexandre Machado via KO (head kick) at :56 of R1

Ev Ting def. Ariel Sexton via split decision

Phoe Thaw def. Sor Sey via KO (head kick) at 1:53 of R1

Timofey Nastyukhin def. Amir Khan via unanimous decision

Daichi Takenaka def. Dae Hwan Kim via disqualification (illegal spike) at 3:06 of R1

Ye Thway Ne def. Saw Min Min via split decision

Kai Wen Li def. Roel Rosauro via submission (guillotine choke) at :43 of R1

Hertati Lumban Gaol def. Krisna Limbaga via submission (arm triangle) at 4:05 of R1

Bozhena Antoniyar def. Shwe Sin via TKO (punches) at :24 of R1

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Ben Askren Says He’d Make Stephen Thompson His ‘Girlfriend’

Ben Askren is never at a loss for words. The ONE Championship welterweight title holder is set to defend his title on April 21st in Manila. His opponent will be named at a later date. Askren is a friend and training partner of the current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight king, Tyron Woodley. “Funky” told […]

Ben Askren is never at a loss for words. The ONE Championship welterweight title holder is set to defend his title on April 21st in Manila. His opponent will be named at a later date. Askren is a friend and training partner of the current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight king, Tyron Woodley. “Funky” told […]

Found Footage: Chris Weidman vs Ben Askren

We all know that wrestling is essential to having a complete MMA game. You can be the best striker on this planet, but if you don’t know how to fend off a double leg takedown then you’re likely not going to go too far in high level mixed martial arts. Wrestling is perhaps the most important skill to have in MMA and because of that very reason stars like Matt Hughes, Jon Jones, Cain Velasquez, and much more were able to dominate the competition. Another two well decorated wrestlers who have made the transition to MMA are former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman and ONE FC welterweight champion Ben Askren.

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We all know that wrestling is essential to having a complete MMA game. You can be the best striker on this planet, but if you don’t know how to fend off a double leg takedown then you’re likely not going to go too far in high level mixed martial arts. Wrestling is perhaps the most important skill to have in MMA and because of that very reason stars like Matt Hughes, Jon Jones, Cain Velasquez, and much more were able to dominate the competition. Another two well decorated wrestlers who have made the transition to MMA are former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman and ONE FC welterweight champion Ben Askren.

Ben Askren is true monster when it comes to wrestling. Granted that’s made a ton of his fights boring because no one can get up from under him, it does show that Askren has a ground game that should be feared and respected. Chris Weidman is no slouch on the mat himself winning numerous championships of his own before eventually becoming an All American in wrestling. Both men have utilized their skill sets to become champions, demonstrating just how essential a freestyle wrestling game is for high level MMA.

Now, likely you’re not blind and you’ve already read the title of this article so you know something that has to do with Chris Weidman facing off against Ben Askren is coming. But perhaps not in the way that you may be thinking. Before either of these decorated wrestlers entered a cage and exchanged leather with other combatants, they met on the mat in a high school wrestling meet. Check out the video below to get a glimpse of Chris Weidman and Ben Askren battling on a wrestling mat.

What’s your thoughts on these two wrestling monsters?

Jonathan Salmon is a writer, martial arts instructor, and geek culture enthusiast. Check out his Twitter and Facebook to keep up with his antics.

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Ben Askren Calls Out Georges St. Pierre: I’ll Be Your Huckleberry

After former longtime UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre announced today (October 17, 2016) on The MMA Hour that he had terminated his contract with the promotion and that he was now a free agent, ONE 170-pound champion Ben Askren took to his official Twitter account to call out the Canadian star: Hey @GeorgesStPierre not

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After former longtime UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre announced today (October 17, 2016) on The MMA Hour that he had terminated his contract with the promotion and that he was now a free agent, ONE 170-pound champion Ben Askren took to his official Twitter account to call out the Canadian star:

St. Pierre, who hasn’t competed since 2013, was rumored to be making his long awaited return at December 10’s UFC 206 from Toronto, but apparently negotiations have taken an unexpected turn.

Askren, on the other hand, has long been considered to be the very best welterweight competing outside of the UFC, but he does boast an impressive resume. A former Bellator champion as well as a former Olympian, “Funky” holds a near perfect 15-0-1 record. In fact, he feels as if he would match up quite well with “Rush”:

St. Pierre has long been an advocate for stricter drug testing and he’s made it clear that he’s in favor of the UFC’s fairly new deal with USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency), a third party testing organization. Not every promotion has a deal like this set in stone, but Askren even went as far to say that he’d be open to being tested by USADA in order to fight St. Pierre:

Do you see this fight ever taking place, and on a broader note, do you ever see GSP even competing outside of the UFC?

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GIF of the Year Candidate: One FC Flyweight Ze Wu’s Transcendent, Flying Cartwheel Groin Stomp

I don’t know how this gif has flown under the radar in the month since One FC 28 went down, but my God, you guys, it is glorious.

Around the midway point of a flyweight contest between the 2-1 Ze Wu and then-undefeated prospect Jianbing Yang, Wu attempted…something. I’m not exactly sure what it was, but I do know that it was equal parts Chad Mendes somersault guard pass and the Eric Prindle-Thiago Santos groin strike saga personified in one move. Possibly while under the influence of a mind-altering drug, Zu lept into the air, cartwheeled over Yang’s outstretched legs, and landed a direct strike to his nards. Then proceeded to walk away and shrug as if he didn’t understand what the big deal was.

Never before have we ever seen an illegal blow so simultaneously devastating and… beautiful — I dare say that it will redefine our understanding of the groin strike altogether. We tried to reach out to nutshot aficionado Joe Rogan for comment, who could only offer this expression before retreating back into his home.

After the jump: An alternate angle of the strike and a video of it happening in real-time.

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I don’t know how this gif has flown under the radar in the month since One FC 28 went down, but my God, you guys, it is glorious.

Around the midway point of a flyweight contest between the 2-1 Ze Wu and then-undefeated prospect Jianbing Yang, Wu attempted…something. I’m not exactly sure what it was, but I do know that it was equal parts Chad Mendes somersault guard pass and the Eric Prindle-Thiago Santos groin strike saga personified in one move. Possibly while under the influence of a mind-altering drug, Zu lept into the air, cartwheeled over Yang’s outstretched legs, and landed a direct strike to his nards. Then proceeded to walk away and shrug as if he didn’t understand what the big deal was.

Never before have we ever seen an illegal blow so simultaneously devastating and… beautiful — I dare say that it will redefine our understanding of the groin strike altogether. We tried to reach out to nutshot aficionado Joe Rogan for comment, who could only offer this expression before retreating back into his home.

After the jump: An alternate angle of the strike and a video of it happening in real-time.

It is worth noting that these gifs have been labeled as “Spinning Dick Attack” 1 and 2, which makes what happened sound less like a hilarious foul and more like what I do at weddings after a half-dozen shots of Jager. It’s a wonder why my brother’s in-laws won’t speak to me anymore.

Here’s the video of the foul, appropriately titled “Impressive side flip ball stomp.” If that isn’t the name of a death metal album by the end of the day, humanity will have failed.

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GIF of the Year Candidate: One FC Flyweight Ze Wu’s Transcendent, Flying Cartwheel Groin Stomp

I don’t know how this gif has flown under the radar in the month since One FC 28 went down, but my God, you guys, it is glorious.

Around the midway point of a flyweight contest between the 2-1 Ze Wu and then-undefeated prospect Jianbing Yang, Wu attempted…something. I’m not exactly sure what it was, but I do know that it was equal parts Chad Mendes somersault guard pass and the Eric Prindle-Thiago Santos groin strike saga personified in one move. Possibly while under the influence of a mind-altering drug, Zu lept into the air, cartwheeled over Yang’s outstretched legs, and landed a direct strike to his nards. Then proceeded to walk away and shrug as if he didn’t understand what the big deal was.

Never before have we ever seen an illegal blow so simultaneously devastating and… beautiful — I dare say that it will redefine our understanding of the groin strike altogether. We tried to reach out to nutshot aficionado Joe Rogan for comment, who could only offer this expression before retreating back into his home.

After the jump: An alternate angle of the strike and a video of it happening in real-time.

The post GIF of the Year Candidate: One FC Flyweight Ze Wu’s Transcendent, Flying Cartwheel Groin Stomp appeared first on Cagepotato.

I don’t know how this gif has flown under the radar in the month since One FC 28 went down, but my God, you guys, it is glorious.

Around the midway point of a flyweight contest between the 2-1 Ze Wu and then-undefeated prospect Jianbing Yang, Wu attempted…something. I’m not exactly sure what it was, but I do know that it was equal parts Chad Mendes somersault guard pass and the Eric Prindle-Thiago Santos groin strike saga personified in one move. Possibly while under the influence of a mind-altering drug, Zu lept into the air, cartwheeled over Yang’s outstretched legs, and landed a direct strike to his nards. Then proceeded to walk away and shrug as if he didn’t understand what the big deal was.

Never before have we ever seen an illegal blow so simultaneously devastating and… beautiful — I dare say that it will redefine our understanding of the groin strike altogether. We tried to reach out to nutshot aficionado Joe Rogan for comment, who could only offer this expression before retreating back into his home.

After the jump: An alternate angle of the strike and a video of it happening in real-time.

It is worth noting that these gifs have been labeled as “Spinning Dick Attack” 1 and 2, which makes what happened sound less like a hilarious foul and more like what I do at weddings after a half-dozen shots of Jager. It’s a wonder why my brother’s in-laws won’t speak to me anymore.

Here’s the video of the foul, appropriately titled “Impressive side flip ball stomp.” If that isn’t the name of a death metal album by the end of the day, humanity will have failed.

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