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Come on man if Askren or even Mark Schultz were half the wrestler CM Punk was they would have turned pro. The reason they stayed amateur for so long is they were amateurs at wrestling.Bearing in mind that Mark Schultz fought in UFC 9 back in 1996, it is funny how Askren was hyped as having a pedigree of elite freestyle wrestling that had never been seen before in the UFC.
It is not as Ben had anything except his wrestling. At least Ronda worked on her striking.
A kickboxing match between Askren and CM Punk would surely have been competitive.
CM Punk is a multiple time professional heavyweight and open weight wrestling champion of the world not some amateur best known for beating up debt ridden college kids.