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Ben Askren Describes Backstage Beef With Kamaru Usman

One of the more entertaining parts of last evening’s UFC 235 press conference was the back-and-forth between Ben Askren and Kamaru Usman. Askren will make his Octagon debut on the same card his good friend and training partner welterweight champion Tyron Woodley defends the title against “The Nigerian Nightmare.” There’s no doubt “Funky” will have […]

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One of the more entertaining parts of last evening’s UFC 235 press conference was the back-and-forth between Ben Askren and Kamaru Usman.

Askren will make his Octagon debut on the same card his good friend and training partner welterweight champion Tyron Woodley defends the title against “The Nigerian Nightmare.” There’s no doubt “Funky” will have his hands full against Robbie Lawler on March 2.

That, however, hasn’t stopped the former Olympian from taking shots at nearly every other 170-pound fighter on the roster.

Usman is one of the fighters Askren has taken aim at. And it seems like “Funky” has got under the skin of the title challenger as evident from the back and forth at the presser last night.

“Marty tried attacking me 20 minutes ago,” Askren said at the UFC 235 press conference (h/t mmamania.com). “I knew this dude, we trained together at the Olympic training center. He was ‘Marty’ then. I think he’s confused on what we do. We don’t play basketball or wrestling, we get in the cage and fight each other. So threatening me backstage is what I volunteered for. I volunteered for that.”

While Askren interpreted the backstage confrontation as an “attack”, Usman, as you might imagine, has a completely different take on the run in.

“Threatened him? See, that’s different,” Usman fired back. “It’s not threatened. There’s no threats. Why do I need to threaten somebody for? My thing is, if you’re going to talk online, if you’re going to come at me with a certain energy, when you see me on-site, keep that certain energy. I’m fighting for the UFC welterweight title and on March 2nd, I will be the new welterweight champion. At that point, you can come talk to me.”

The welterweight division should have a little more clarity come March 2.

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Ben Askren Doubles Down on Never Wanting to Fight Tyron Woodley

Ben Askren will not fight his longtime training partner and friend Tyron Woodley. Askren now competes in the UFC’s 170-pound division. That division is championed by Woodley, who has reigned as welterweight champ since 2016. Speaking at the UFC 235 press conference yesterday (Thurs. January 31, 2019), Askren doubled down on past comments, stating he […]

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Dana White: Colby Covington Will Have To Earn Title Shot Again

Colby Covington no longer has a UFC title shot waiting for him on the horizon. “Chaos” will have to earn the opportunity yet again. Speaking on a Facebook Live chat with the Las Vegas Review-Journal after the UFC 225 press conference yesterday (Thurs. January 31, 2019), UFC President Dana White said Covington will need to earn the […]

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Colby Covington no longer has a UFC title shot waiting for him on the horizon.

“Chaos” will have to earn the opportunity yet again. Speaking on a Facebook Live chat with the Las Vegas Review-Journal after the UFC 225 press conference yesterday (Thurs. January 31, 2019), UFC President Dana White said Covington will need to earn the opportunity again (via MMA Junkie):

“Colby now is going to have to fight again and earn the spot to get back,” White said.

The UFC’s 170-pound division is shaping up rather nicely. Woodley is preparing to defend his title against top contender Kamaru Usman. They’ll co-main event UFC 235 on pay-per-view (PPV) on March 2nd from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also, welterweight great Ben Askren has finally joined the division.

He’ll make his promotional debut at the PPV as well, facing off against former champion Robbie Lawler. For Covington to get back in the title mix again, he’ll need to pick up a big victory. He was in a great position just this past summer. With a victory over former 155-pound champion Rafael dos Anjos, capturing the interim 170-pound title in the process, Covington was all but guaranteed the next crack at Woodley.

However, issues on both sides prevented that fight from happening. Woodley is now heading into his second title defense since Covington’s interim title victory, which “Chaos” has since been stripped of. It will be interesting to see if the former training partners ever find themselves fighting each other in 2019.

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Tyron Woodley Concedes “GSP” Fight Is “Just Not Gonna Happen”

Despite his best efforts to try and make it happen, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley concedes that a fight with Georges St-Pierre just isn’t going to happen. Woodley currently reigns as the undisputed champion of the UFC’s 170-pound division. However, with 170-pound great Georges St-Pierre now back in the mix, Woodley would love to test […]

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Despite his best efforts to try and make it happen, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley concedes that a fight with Georges St-Pierre just isn’t going to happen.

Woodley currently reigns as the undisputed champion of the UFC’s 170-pound division. However, with 170-pound great Georges St-Pierre now back in the mix, Woodley would love to test himself against the future Hall Of Famer. “T-Wood” has tried to get the potential fight going several times, but it doesn’t seem like anything will be coming to fruition.

Especially after speaking to one of GSP’s coaches, legendary boxing coach Freddie Roach, Woodley has pretty much accepted he won’t be sharing the Octagon with “GSP” (via ESPN):

“I was talking to Freddie, and it’s just not gonna happen,” Woodley said. “We’re not gonna fight. It would be great to see. I think the fans would like to see the pound for pound best welterweight in the history of the sport at that current time to fight the one that’s saying he’s the GOAT right now.

“I think it’d be a great fight. But I’m not getting my hopes up. I’ve got one kid in front of me that’s coming up March 2^nd. So I’m gonna focus on that.”

Now, Woodley is focusing on what’s directly in front of him. That being his upcoming title defense against Kamaru Usman. They’ll co-main event UFC 235 on pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 2, 2019.

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Anthony Smith: Jon Jones Would Have Been Champion PEDs or Not

Jon Jones will be making his first light heavyweight title defense of his second reign at UFC 235 against Anthony Smith. Following an exhaustive Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) hearing earlier this week, Jon Jones was granted a one-fight licens…

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Dana White: Colby Covington Has to ‘Earn’ His Title Shot After Passing Up Opportunity

Colby Covington is no longer the interim welterweight champion and he’s not even guaranteed the next shot at the 170-pound title. That’s coming directly from UFC president Dana White, who spoke about the fired up former champion when addressing the UFC…

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