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Ben Askren On Jay Hieron: “I Sure Am Going To Enjoy Beating His Ass”
By Kelsey Mowatt
It’s taken Ben Askren less than three years to become Belllator’s welterweight champion, and in the process, answer much of the hype that surrounded the decorated wrestler’s arrival into the sport. While Askren has… Read More
Duke Roufus Says Alan Belcher “Matches Up Really Well” With Anderson Silva, Discusses Evolution of Anthony Pettis and Ben Askren
By Kelsey Mowatt
There is no shortage of talented fighters training within the confines of Milwaukee’s Roufusport Martial Arts Academy these days, as from rising fighters like Erik Koch to established contenders like Alan Belcher,… Read More
Bellator Confirms Oct. 29th Title Fight Between Ben Askren and Jay Hieron
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championships has confirmed that undefeated welterweight champion Ben Askren will take on Season Four tourney winner Jay Hieron, October 29th in Kansas City. The Bellator 56 card will be hosted by the city’s Memorial Hall… Read More
Ben Askren Joins Roufusport Fight Team
UFC Singapore: Demian Maia Chokes Out Ben Askren
By FCF Staff
Today’s fight between Ben Askren and Demian Maia was billed by many as one to crown the best grappler in MMA, and Maia has grabbed that title.
Much of the bout was spent on the feet, but… Read More
UFC Connected: Gokhan Saki, Ismail Naurdiev, Ben Askren, Joanne Calderwood
Beat the Streets ‘Grapple at the Garden’: Jordan Burroughs Beats Ben Askren
By Press Release
The sport of wrestling was the big winner during the 10th Beat the Streets competition, with a sold-out crowd of 5,000 fans supporting many of the best wrestlers in the nation and world at the Hulu Theater… Read More
UFC London: Darren Till Says he “Calls The Shots”, Not Ben Askren
By FCF Staff
As Ben Askren continues to campaign for a fight with the winner of tomorrow’s bout between Jorge Masdvidal and Darren Till, the latter’s reminding “Funky” he’s the higher ranked fighter.
Following Askren’s controversial win over Robbie Lawler… Read More
Dana White Weighs-In on Ben Askren’s First UFC Fight
By FCF Staff
It’s not clear yet when and who Ben Askren will face in his Octagon debut, but Dana White’s confirmed that the former Bellator and ONE champ will face a top tier welterweight.
Recently it was confirmed that… Read More
Bellator’s Scott Coker Not Interested in One Fight Deal With Ben Askren
By FCF Staff
Recently Ben Askren exchanged tweets with Bellator’s welterweight champ Rory MacDonald, but it doesn’t sound like Scott Coker’s interested in making that match-up.
Askren has said he’s no longer interested in fighting, unless it involves facing one of… Read More
Dana White: People “Closer to Ben Askren” Say ONE FC Champ Not Interested in Fighting for the “Big Show”
By FCF Staff
Dana White and Ben Askren have battled verbally in the past, and due to recent comments the UFC President’s made, that will likely continue.
White recently appeared on the Canadian sports program, “Off the Record“, and was… Read More
UFC’s Dana White Fires Back at Ben Askren, Says ONE FC Champ’s an “Absolute Moron”
By FCF Staff
Ben Askren has been blasting Dana White regularly in recent interviews, and on Wednesday’s edition of “UFC Tonight”, the ZUFFA exec responded.
The ONE FC champ accused White of not caring enough about the UFC’s fighters recently,… Read More
Dana White Says UFC Could Explore Signing Ben Askren, ONE FC Champ Thanks “Master” in Response
By FCF Staff
Following Ben Askren’s championship victory at ONE FC 19, Dana White has said the UFC could explore signing him in the future, and the comment has prompted a fiery return from the wrestler.
Askren hoped to sign… Read More
ONE FC 19 Fight Preview: Nobutatsu Suzuki vs Ben Askren
Bellator 117: Douglas Lima Plans to Get Title And “Defend it Forever”, Says he “Can’t Hate” on Ben Askren
By Kelsey Mowatt
When Douglas Lima battles Rick Hawn on April 18th, just over two years will have gone by since “The Phenom” challenged Ben Askren for the Bellator welterweight title in 2012. Although Lima was… Read More
Bellator’s Nathan Coy “Disappointed” About Ben Askren’s Departure, Believes Douglas Lima Doesn’t Receive Enough Credit
By Kelsey Mowatt
Prior to making his Bellator debut last September, Nathan Coy relayed he had Ben Askren in his sights, despite the fact the welterweight champ was a free agent. Although there was considerable speculation that… Read More
ONE FC Confirms Signing of Ben Askren
By FCF Staff
After Ben Askren recently relayed publicly that he’s headed to ONE FC, the Asian based promotion has officially announced that it has signed the former Bellator champ. No details were provided in the press release in terms… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Week That Was”: Interviews With Bellator 103 Winner David Rickels and Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney (on Ben Askren), Fallon Fox Loses, UFC Ban of Palhares
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Bellator Newcomer and Strikeforce Vet Nathan Coy: “I Want That Fight With Ben Askren”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Since Nathan Coy was stopped by Nate Moore in January, 2011, which ended his run with Strikeforce, the rugged vet has remained a presence at welterweight by winning four straight bouts. During the streak… Read More