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Ben Askren
Ben Askren is an American MMA fighter with the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). He is a former welterweight champion in Bellator and One Championship.
Born
18 Jul 1984
Industry
Sport
Job Title
Athlete
last updated:
7 October, 2024
Ben Askren at his open workout before UFC Singapore. Photo: SingaporeMaven
MMA

Askren thinks ‘coward’ Jake Paul is backing out of boxing match

Former UFC star Ben Askren says Jake Paul ‘went silent’ after he publicly accepted to box the YouTuber – ‘I don’t think the fight is gonna happen’.

MMA

PFL’s Pettis offers to help Askren train for Jake Paul

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MMA

Ben Askren agrees to ‘beat up pretend athlete’ Jake Paul

Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC: ex-stars Askren and Alvarez give financial advice

Former UFC stars Ben Askren and Eddie Alvarez share thoughts amid tumultuous promotion-fighter contract talks; coach Kavanagh describes ‘traumatic’ tax talks.

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Retired MMA fighter Ben Askren during his fight against Demian Maia at UFC Fight Night in Singapore in October 2019. Photo: Handout
Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ben Askren doesn’t want MMA in ‘corrupt’ Olympics

‘The world would be better off not having the IOC,’ says former UFC star and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren – ‘MMA is in a great place without it’.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Masvidal is Askren’s UFC fighter of the year ‘unfortunately’

Ben Askren seems to bury the hatchet with Jorge Masvidal after picking him as his 2019 fighter of the year – ‘I’d like to pick Israel Adesanya over him, but I think that would be disingenuous’.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC: Masvidal says he’s ‘all right’ with Askren now

Jorge Masvidal seems to bury hatchet with retired UFC star Ben Askren, whom he says is ‘not on my aggressive meter’ any more – ‘we never met at Whole Foods’.

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Jorge Masvidal punches Ben Askren as referee Jason Herzog rushes in to stop the fight. Photo: USA TODAY Sports
Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC: Askren talks ‘challenges’ of retiring; delays hip surgery

Ben Askren says he already has a lot going on after hanging up his MMA gloves for the second time – so much so he’s putting his hip replacement back to August

UFC 245

UFC: Masvidal, Askren agree on Colby – ‘make no excuses’

Jorge Masvidal praises former foe Ben Askren for ‘never tucking tail after his loss’ in another social media swipe at Colby Covington’s UFC 245 blame game.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

GSP could ‘kill anybody’ and step in at UFC 245, thinks coach

Firas Zahabi says retired Georges St-Pierre is ‘the world’s greatest martial artist’ and would shine as an injury replacement for Colby Covington or Kamaru Usman.

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Georges St-Pierre celebrates his victory over Michael Bisping at UFC 217. Photo: AFP
Ultimate Fighting Championship

Masvidal tells Askren he retired too early from UFC

‘BMF’ champion Jorge Masvidal thinks Ben Askren needs to ‘get back on the horse and figure it out rather than quitting MMA – ‘you got two losses, it’s no big deal my brother’.

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Jorge Masvidal punches Ben Askren as referee Jason Herzog stops the fight at T-Mobile Arena. Photo: USA TODAY Sports
MMA

MMA fighters react to Ben Askren’s abrupt retirement from the sport

In light of former UFC welterweight Askren’s abrupt retirement from the sport, fellow fighters show their respect for the former champion and four-time All-American wrestler.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC: Dana White backs Ben Askren to continue fighting

‘Funky’ is contemplating retirement but UFC president Dana White hails ‘incredible’ fight with Demian Maia – ‘I like Ben Askren and we’ll see what’s next for him’.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Takedown | Ben Askren retiring from UFC would be ultimate tap out

‘Funky’ has been thrown in at the deep end by his bosses, but Demian Maia defeat shows he’s adapting to rise in class that comes with switch to the UFC, and he’s a quick learner.

Ben Askren lies down on the canvas after tapping out to Demian Maia. Photos: SingaporeMaven
Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC: Ben Askren considers retiring after Demian Maia loss

‘Can I place my time better somewhere else?’ says Askren, after admitting he has not executed on his UFC opportunity as back-to-back defeats leave him with 1-2 record.

Demian Maia celebrates as Ben Askren looks dejected. Photo: SingaporeMaven
Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC: Ben Askren taps to Maia’s rear-naked choke

Demian Maia hands Askren the first submission defeat of his career in the main event of UFC Fight Night 162 Singapore.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC: Ben Askren partied to move on from Masvidal

‘That night I went to the after party. The next day I went to a pool party … There was no time to waste sitting in my room crying,’ says Askren.

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