Ben Askren vs Khabib

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

This would be a war!!! Not sure who would win , both are beasts.

 

[jjjjjjjjjjohnny]

khabib wrestled bears

 

[daltonames]

So khabib can get injured and miss his chance at a fight with Conor? That seems like a good idea.

 

[giantveggie]

I like it but the size advantage for assgrin would leave me annoyed if he won

They are both 5'10" and Khabib walks around at ~195lbs so I don't see the big deal.

 

[ArtemV]

It would be fun to watch but Dana would have a heart attack after Askren beats Khabib

I don't believe anyone in MMA (around those weight classes) would beat Askren in a wrestling match

Romero is only one weight class above Askren, Yoel would probably ragdoll him..

 

[dsdoubled]

-Both are 5 ft 10 inches
-Askren has competed up at 84 kilos but Khabib has also competed up at 82 kilos
-Id honestly rather see them compete in straight up wrestling. It could be Ben's own Agon Wrestling promotion, Grapple at the Garden, Global Wrestling Championships, or Flowrestling's Flo Premiere League.
-Obviously Ben is the more accomplished in wrestling on paper and nobody would debate his legendary wrestling skills, but we don't really know how good Khabib could have been had he stuck with wrestling. Khabib trains wrestling with Russian world champs and Olympians all the time and he has been doing so his whole life. Id favor Ben to win but would love to see it.

 

[HHJ]

I would love to see it. UFC needs to just sign the funky one already and stop the bullshit.

 

[dsdoubled]

It would be fun to watch but Dana would have a heart attack after Askren beats Khabib

I don't believe anyone in MMA (around those weight classes) would beat Askren in a wrestling match

Both Jonhy Hendricks and Marcus Levesseur have beaten Ben in wrestling matches. Granted it was in High School but thought you'd like to know. And on a side note, Mayhem Miller showed up at the US Open once back in 2004 and faced Ben, he got tech falled in about a minute!