{"id":111436,"date":"2014-09-07T09:32:24","date_gmt":"2014-09-07T16:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=111436"},"modified":"2018-02-24T20:52:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T04:52:40","slug":"askren-kicked-off-air-for-dissing-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/one-championship\/askren-kicked-off-air-for-dissing-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Askren Kicked Off Air For Dissing UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5ahPI9nZpfg?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ben Askren was a guest on &#8220;Inside MMA&#8221; which airs on AXS TV and began to talk about how he believes the UFC is monopolizing the mixed martial arts industry.<\/p>\n<p>He ranted, &#8220;The UFC has had quite the monopoly the last handful of years but really, if they don&#8217;t change their tune they&#8217;re going to start losing some fans. 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