The comedian stole the show before Askren and Paul even made it to the ring Pete Davidson’s hilarious critique of the Jake Paul-Ben Askren matchup has been met with widespread acclaim online, writes Alex Roberts. Paul and Askren met last night at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, with the former picking up a surprise win […]
5 years ago
Askren suffered a first-round knockout loss to the 24-year-old YouTuber Ben Askren says he ‘let the world down’ by suffering a first-round knockout defeat against YouTube star Jake Paul. As an experienced combat sports pro, ex-UFC star Askren was the bookies’ favourite going into the clash – despite having no boxing pedigree. Askren’s grounding is […]
5 years ago
“There was talk about Jorge Masvidal too. He used to be a 155-er. He’s not a big, big 170.” Conor McGregor started off his ‘2020 season’ with an effortless dismantling of Donald Cerrone in January. He immediately declared his willingness to put a beating on ‘all these mouthy fools’ and remain very much active over […]
6 years ago
“No regrets, man. None.” It has been four months since Ben Askren last competed in Mixed Martial Arts. Askren is aged 35 and many would back him mounting a successful comeback after two losses in the space of four months [his only two defeats of a 22-fight career]. His body is telling him otherwise, though. […]
6 years ago
Jorge Masvidal recorded the fastest knockout in UFC history with a five-second stoppage of the previously undefeated Ben Askren. Masvidal circled right off the cage and ran at Askren before launching a flying knee into his attempted takedown and dropping the wrestler. “Cause he’s a bum. That dude was talking wild. I had to show […]
7 years ago
Bellator and the UFC coming together for a cross-promotional bout would be a gigantic deal. Dillon Danis is 2-0 in his professional Mixed Martial Arts career, but he feels he is already big enough to drive such a landmark deal forward. Danis could have a point but it would depend on the money on offer, […]
7 years ago