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Jorge Masvidal Claims Ben Askren ‘No Longer With Us’ After UFC 239

Jorge Masvidal made history when he knocked out Ben Askren with a flying knee in five seconds (watch it here) on the main card of last weekend’s UFC 239. ‘Gamebred’ and his American Top Team coach Mike Brown had been plotting the move…

Jorge Masvidal made history when he knocked out Ben Askren with a flying knee in five seconds (watch it here) on the main card of last weekend’s UFC 239. ‘Gamebred’ and his American Top Team coach Mike Brown had been plotting the move all along. Masvidal is now planning to move on to a big […]

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Jorge Masvidal Wants To Grapple With Ben Askren In The Future

Jorge Masvidal wants to prove that he can defeat Ben Askren at his own game as well, which is why he is open to a grappling match in the future. Masvidal made one heck of a statement as he defeated Askren with a flying knee knockout just five seconds into their UFC 239 welterweight matchup […]

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Jorge Masvidal wants to prove that he can defeat Ben Askren at his own game as well, which is why he is open to a grappling match in the future.

Masvidal made one heck of a statement as he defeated Askren with a flying knee knockout just five seconds into their UFC 239 welterweight matchup this past weekend. Leading up to the fight, “Gamebred” spoke of how he wanted to punish Askren for 14 minutes before delivering the final blow. However, he later revealed why he decided to go for the flying knee instead.

Masvidal Says Askren Can’t Hold Him Down

Even if the knee had missed and Askren had taken him down, Masvidal was confident in getting back to his feet. Of course, there is no way of knowing that now. But the Miami native would love to prove it by grappling with Askren sometime.

“I love to wrestle, and I would’ve loved to prove that against this guy that he can not hold me down,” Masvidal told BJPenn.com Radio (via MMA News). “I’m going to have to grapple him one of these days. When I’m bored of this fighting stuff and I need to make some quick cash, I’m going to call him up, ‘yo Ben, I’m going to spank you up bro, in some grappling just to show you who the alpha of alphas is.’ It might sound real rude and [like] I’m out of my mind, but in a five-minute setting or in a cage type setting grappling, I could give this guy hell man.

“…It’s not that I’d like to grapple him, but I know I could beat the dude. Do I care for it? It’ll happen, I’m sure, one day. Some promotion will call us up. Offer us some money for me to drop this guy on his face, and I’ll prove to the world he wasn’t going to win that fight grappling either. I know it and he knows it, but I’m showing it to the rest of the motherf*****s watching.”

The two still don’t like each other, so it’s hard to see a future grappling match happening anytime soon. However, it would certainly be interesting to watch. Masvidal also recently took part in a grappling match with Anthony Pettis last month which ended in a draw.

Do you think Masvidal would get the better of Askren in a grappling match?

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Jorge Masvidal Open To Grappling Match Against Ben Askren In The Future

Jorge Masvidal and Ben Askren do not like each other to say the least. The two had a feud leading up to their UFC 239 fight. But, it was “Gamebred” who did all the talking at UFC 239. He knocked “Funky” out cold in just five sec…

Jorge Masvidal and Ben Askren do not like each other to say the least. The two had a feud leading up to their UFC 239 fight. But, it was “Gamebred” who did all the talking at UFC 239. He knocked “Funky” out cold in just five seconds with a flying knee. With that fight being […]

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Jorge Masvidal Expects Next Fight To Be Announced In Less Than 30-Days

Jorge Masvidal is coming off of arguably the biggest win of his career at UFC 239. There, he knocked out Ben Askren in just five-seconds to give him the first loss of his career. For “Gamebred” after that highlight reel win, he is already t…

Jorge Masvidal is coming off of arguably the biggest win of his career at UFC 239. There, he knocked out Ben Askren in just five-seconds to give him the first loss of his career. For “Gamebred” after that highlight reel win, he is already thinking about what is next. “I feel great right now,” Masvidal […]

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UFC 239 Medical Suspensions: Ben Askren Gets Two-Month Sit

This past weekend (Sat. July 6, 2019) the UFC 239 pay-per-view (PPV) took place from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event of the night, Jon Jones edged out the powerful Thiago Santos via split decision to retain his light heavyweight championship. Also, Amanda Nunes successfully retained her 135-pound strap when […]

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This past weekend (Sat. July 6, 2019) the UFC 239 pay-per-view (PPV) took place from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the main event of the night, Jon Jones edged out the powerful Thiago Santos via split decision to retain his light heavyweight championship. Also, Amanda Nunes successfully retained her 135-pound strap when she finished Holly Holm in the co-main event, with “The Preacher’s Daughter’s” own signature head kick.

And of course, Jorge Masvidal shocked the world with the fastest knockout in UFC history, finishing Ben Askren with a flying knee in just five seconds. The UFC 239 medical suspensions have been released. Askren will be forced to sit for two months after the historic knockout.

Check out the full list of suspensions below:

UFC 239 Medical Suspensions

  • Jon Jones: Minimum suspension of 45 days. Must have left foot x-rayed, if positive must have doctor clearance or no contest until January 3, 2020. No contact until August 6, 2019.
  • Thiago Santos: Minimum suspension of 60 days. Must have left hand and left knee x-rayed, if positive must have doctor clearance or no contest until January 3, 2020. No contact until July 28, 2019.
  • Holly Holm: Suspended 60 days, no contact for 45 days.
  • Ben Askren: Suspended 60 days, no contact for 45 days.
  • Luke Rockhold: Minimum suspension of 60 days, no contact for 45 days. Must have oral and maxillofacial surgery doctor clearance for left jaw fracture or not contest until January 3. 2020. No contact until August 21, 2019.
  • Michael Chiesa: Must have left hand x-rayed. If positive needs doctor clearance or no contest until January 3, 2020.
  • Diego Sanchez: Suspended for 30 days. No contact until July 28, 2019.
  • Gilbert Melendez: Suspended for 45 days, no contact for 30 days.
  • Marlon Vera: Suspended for 30 days, no contact until July 28, 2019.
  • Claudia Gadelha: Must have right hand x-rayed, if positive must have doctor clearance or no contest until January 3, 2020.
  • Randa Markos: Must have left hand x-rayed, if positive must have doctor clearance until January 3, 2020.
  • Song Yadong: Minimum suspension of 30 days. Must have right foot x-rayed and MRI of left knee, if positive need doctor clearance or no contest until January 3, 2020. No contact until July 28, 2019.
  • Alejandro Perez: Suspended 60 days, no contact until August 21, 2019.
  • Jack Marshman: Suspended 14 days, no contact 14 days.
  • Julia Avila: Suspended 45 days, no contact for 30 days for cut above right eye.
  • Pannie Kianzad: Suspended for 60 days, no contact until August 21, 2019.

What do you think about the UFC 239 medical suspensions?

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Thiago Santos To Undergo Knee Surgery Out For Remainder Of 2019

Thiago Santos did what no one expected him to do at UFC 239. There, the Brazilian was taking on Jon Jones, and he had a ton of success and ended up winning the fight on one judge’s scorecards, making him the first person to do that. And, to make it more impressive, “Marreta” was dealing […]

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Thiago Santos did what no one expected him to do at UFC 239. There, the Brazilian was taking on Jon Jones, and he had a ton of success and ended up winning the fight on one judge’s scorecards, making him the first person to do that. And, to make it more impressive, “Marreta” was dealing with a bevy of injuries.

Reports came out from various places that Thiago Santos had torn every single ligament in his knee. And, he is set for surgery which will keep him out for the remainder of 2019, and until the middle of 2020. The reports say he will be out 8-12 months once he goes under the knife.

Although he did not win the fight, Santos was very pleased with his performance.

“The fight was going exactly as we trained,” Santos said at the post-fight press conference (h/t MMA Fighting). “It was a good fight. I was seeing everything, all of his strikes, and was conscious during the fight. My knee really bothered me during the fight. I did everything I could in the conditions I was. It’s a fight. We’re never 100 percent sure that we will win, but I’m satisfied. I left everything in there even after injuring my knee in the first round.

“I fought four rounds on a southpaw stance, unable to move like I usually move, unable to throw the strikes I usually throw. I didn’t shock the world because of those circumstances, but I did what I could do in those conditions and I’m satisfied.”

Whether or not he gets another shot at Jon Jones when he comes back is to be seen. But, the Brazilian gave “Bones” arguably the toughest fight of his career.

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