they didn't sign Fedor due to Fedor and his stupid fucking manager Vadim Finkelstein wanting to do shit like merge M-1 with the UFC. Ben was a top flight WW that shouldn't have been to hard to sign I guess having GSP on top was one wrestling based fighter too much.
I can't believe replies like this. Ben Askren is a wrestling savant, never been anyone like him, fascinating to watch. Undefeatable. Like a music academy rejecting Mozart or John Lennon.
is there an interview???
He said he would fight for free then also said they need to give him a fair offer. Those two don't go hand in hand.
It was Ben Askren in an interview. Can't google?
in ONE FC you should
Dude you probably never seen him fight or know anything about ONE Championship. But just to play along, he's only gone to a decision once in the promotion.
Thing is, Fedor was asking for Conor demands (ability to co-promote and millions), while being a relative PPV flop, while Askren was being very reasonable. Also, Fedor was already on his way out while Askren was in his prime, and with recent developments suggesting how elite Bellator's WW's are, it makes the lack of signing look even more asinine.
Those were the Bjorn days tho. Askren already cleaned out their WW division and no one could touch him. Plus, the fans complaining about Askren grapple raping everybody did nothing to bolster his demands and wanting to be paid what a fighter of his class should be paid. Askren was also the only fighter since Tito to give it back to Dana and not be bullied.
