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Most of Askren's opponents are either smaller then him
Aoki is the only fighter Ben faced that I would say was smaller than him.
Most of Askren's opponents are either smaller then him
Funny how you throw LWs in there to start when Askren is claiming No 1 WW. How about he fights Maia, Rory, Usman, Lawler etc and if he beats all of those he beats Woodley and then Maybe just Maybe he deserves to ask for a GSP fight.its hard to call someone nr1 when he beats a almost retired inactive fighter and GSP is a half retired, inactive fighter.
ben askren needs to beat someone from the active challenge who looks unstoppable and is in his prime.
ben askren needs fights against guys like tony ferguson, khabib, darren till, woodley and so on to prove hes the top notch AND he needs couple of fights against them. 2 fights against khabib, 2 fight against tony ferguson and he needs to beat them all over again.. then u can say hes top noth.. but not beating a half retired guy in a money fight.
Funny how you throw LWs in there to start when Askren is claiming No 1 WW. How about he fights Maia, Rory, Usman, Lawler etc and if he beats all of those he beats Woodley and then Maybe just Maybe he deserves to ask for a GSP fight.
If Askren deserves a GSP fight to determine #1 WW then I am deserving to fight Mayweather and its not for the money.
No I said they have a better Pedigree with their wrestling in MMA. being in the olympics does not equal great in MMA. Being an olympic level wrestler in MMA with a decent BJJ defense & offense you look like a killer when your opponents have ZERO wrestling defense due to skill or size. Askren has never fought anyone on the level of GSPs opponents. He isn't remotely close to being on the level of GSP.Hold on, are you saying that Fitch, koschek , Hughes and Hendricks have a better wrestling pedigree than Askren?
How many of them competed in the Olympics in wrestling? None...
Saying GSP is better at striking to grappling is one thing. Kind of a joke to say hes a better wrestler than Ben. GsP has done it to other wrestlers before so maybe he can prove so again. But lol to say hes better than Ben. Esp cuz mmamath
His last 8 fights in ONE FC I have no idea who any of them are but the japanese do not cut weight like North Americans. His other none Japanese opponents are european who also don't cut the same. I would say smaller applies to most of his opponents. I am 1/2" shorter then him but outweigh him yet he is "Bigger" then I am.Aoki is the only fighter Ben faced that I would say was smaller than him.
His last 8 fights in ONE FC I have no idea who any of them are but the japanese do not cut weight like North Americans. His other none Japanese opponents are european who also don't cut the same. I would say smaller applies to most of his opponents.
Not a big fan but I agree he should have got a shot in the ufc. I want the best fighters in the world, even if they aren’t traditionally exciting. UFC was going down when they cut Fitch and shieldsI got respect for askren. He’s had a good career. I think the ufc should give him a couple fights, not necessarily a title fight, but someone in the top 10 would be nice
WAR ASKREN!!!!!
GSP is likely the best MMA wrestler of all time. Not just better than Askren, better than everyone.
http://mmajunkie.com/2018/02/ben-askren-predicts-late-2019-showdown-with-georges-st-pierre-montreal
On his motivation:
“My main motivation is to prove I’m No. 1 in the world,” Askren recently told MMAjunkie Radio. “I think it will happen, at the Bell Centre (in Montreal). Me vs. ‘GSP,’ probably somewhere in late 2019. … I don’t need to make any more money from fighting, and there’s only one thing left to prove. I’ve been No. 1 for the past five years, and I’ve unfortunately never had the chance to prove that fight. It’s the one thing that interests me.”
GSP is a better MMA wrestler then Askren. Maybe Askren beats GSP in a wrestling match but GSP has beat the living shit out of better wrestlers then Askren or at least better at using it in MMA. Koscheck, Hughes, Fitch, Hendricks etc.
Askren's best win was over Douglas Lima and the rest are really far behind in their level. GSP's record is littered with dominant wins over WWs who would beat Askren easily. There is a reason he was fighitng FWs like Aioki while GSP was beating the best in the world.
Just bs, and delusional.This isn't the first time I've heard him say he doesn't need anymore money. I'm curious to know how much he made fighting over seas and elsewhere. Pretty cool if he is that well off.
Lol 2 mil not being enough to retire on.Just bs, and delusional.
Must have made 1-2 million tops. That's not a comfortable amount to retire on at 30 something.
GSP made 12mil a year in his prime and still came back for a money/legacy fight against Bisping.
Hendricks is just doing his usual schtick: talking about the ufc to make himself newsworthy
dog shit analysisAskren wins a SD over Jay Heiron
GSP round 1 destruction.
MMAth doesn't always tell the tale but GSP is a better wrestler then Askren and Askren has absolutely nothing else.
I like Askren a lot but he lacks experience against the really top guys (through no fault of his own). The likely scenario is GSP keeps him at bay and spams 1-2's like he did against Koscheck.