Dana White: Once Ben Askren becomes a free agent, I’ll meet with him

[lagofala]

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/8/...agent-meet-with-him-one-championship-mma-news

I hope Ben finally gets his shot. I mean, Dana probably looked at the top of his welterweight division and saw that Usman and Colby are inferior versions of Funky.

 

[LLD2008]

Good UFC needs more talent

 

[The Renegade]

Askren is not worth his asking price. Great fighter, not a great draw.

 

[B ville Famous]

it's about damn time!

 

[Thepaintbucket]

The dude is getting old now. lol @ Dana White finally being open to signing him.

 

[Mike]

The dude is getting old now. lol @ Dana White finally being open to signing him.

Dude probably should have tried to be less boring in his prime

 

[Sansnom]

The Welterweight division will forever feel empty without the king.

 

[AC1D1K]

Ill take ben saunders over ben askren any day of the week

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Dude probably should have tried to be less boring in his prime

The guy is still boring. Why is Dana White open to signing him now?

 

[Mike]

The guy is still boring. Why is Dana White open to signing him now?

Put him in his place, and let him know there would never be a bidding war for him. Now they can lowball him

 

[KTMshredsall]

Dana's a fucking noodle...shoulda signed him years ago, now he's just being prick

 

[lagofala]

The guy is still boring. Why is Dana White open to signing him now?

He's more exciting and dominant than Usman or Colby as a fighter.

 

[theblackknight]

Of course he’s getting older but I think he’s the only wrestler to compete with George’s at 170, am I wrong? I mean Colby just won the interim belt

 

[Portland8242]

Has he come to accept the fact that Welterweight is doomed to be ruled by boring wrestlers?

 

[theblackknight]

Has he come to accept the fact that Welterweight is doomed to be ruled by boring wrestlers?

But that’s what he is and there aren’t many better at it

 

[kalabula]

Askren is not worth his asking price. Great fighter, not a great draw.

What's his asking price?

 

[Brandon Dukes]

I like Askren, was great on Rogan's podcast, but he's not a big draw. He's definitely more exciting now than he used to be. His wrestling is world class & his ground & pound has gotten really good. He's gonna give anyone trouble just because of how incredible of a wrestler he is. Not sure he can touch GSP though.

 

[Portland8242]

I like Askren, was great on Rogan's podcast, but he's not a big draw. He's definitely more exciting now than he used to be. His wrestling is world class & his ground & pound has gotten really good. He's gonna give anyone trouble just because of how incredible of a wrestler he is. Not sure he can touch GSP though.

He doesn't need to touch GSP. He just needs to out-wrestle the top guys at WW which I think he can easily do.

 

[ncboy]

I always thought he was a bit undersized for WW. Always wanted to see him in the UFC at LW.

 

[mallen7272]

Ben Askren in the UFC would really mark the as the Wrestling era