Damnit! Ben Askren won me over...

[SKITZADACTYL]

he's honestly too dorky for me to hate, like yeah sometimes he tries too hard and is pretty cringy or tries to keep a joke going for way too long but he seems pretty genuine and i don't hate the guy.


on a side note, cejudo being awkward/trying too hard makes me like him more, it's hilarious lmao.

 

[campbecc]

Ben is a smart likable guy. But his style has lead to many boring fights.

 

[Wolfbrigade]

He's an arrogant cunt.

 

[shertardinho]

boom roasted

 

[BJpencil]

I hated him, thought he was overrated (he might still be - we'll see). Rooted against him in his last fight against Lawler. Was pissed when he won.

But I can't hate him anymore. He's just being his own weird self, having fun, not taking things too seriously. He was the antithesis of Cejudo's cringy faux-seriousness and was the only entertaining fighter during the press conference.

Whatever, I guess I kind of like him now. War Askren, or something.

I don't like him but I love him as a personality. He really knows how to work the crowd and the reporters.

 

[Sarge3000]

I loled at how Askren hit a nerve with Kevin Lee when he mentioned how weak he was in training...