{"id":266089,"date":"2017-12-19T07:58:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T15:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=266089"},"modified":"2017-12-19T07:58:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T15:58:08","slug":"ben-askren-trashes-insecure-ufc-president-dana-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ben-askren\/ben-askren-trashes-insecure-ufc-president-dana-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Askren trashes “very insecure” UFC President Dana White"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s no secret that Ben Askren \u2013 long regarded as one of the best fighters outside the UFC \u2013 is not a fan of UFC President Dana White.\u00a0Speaking on a recent episode of Submission Radio<\/a>, Askren reiterated his feelings on White, and he pulled no punches.<\/p>\n

\u201cDana White\u2019s a scumbag, I don\u2019t take anything he says with any value,\u201d Askren said (h\/t BloodyElbow<\/a>). \u201cHe\u2019s very, very insecure and he abhors anyone who won\u2019t cater to his every whim.\u201d<\/p>\n

Askren then pointed to White’s treatment of UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley as proof of his less-than-stellar character. Woodley, of course, has never been one to succumb to unfair treatment, and Askren believes that drives White crazy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s pretty on par for the course and I think it goes to further the statement that I made earlier that Dana White really can\u2019t stand anyone who won\u2019t cater to his every whim,\u201d Askren said. \u201cTyron\u2019s a very strong, very smart individual and he doesn\u2019t cave in every time Dana puts a little bit of pressure on him, and so I think that\u2019s why there\u2019s definitely some issues in their working relationship at times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though Ben Askren has been considered a top-10 welterweight by the vast majority of the MMA community for many years, he has never been able to cut a deal with the UFC. That is due, in large part, to White’s prolonged disinterest in him.<\/p>\n

While Askren has never competed in the UFC, he has competed in several other major promotions, winning welterweight gold in both Bellator and ONE Championship, where he recently retired undefeated with a first-round mugging of Japanese MMA legend Shinya Aoki.<\/p>\n

Though Askren is now technically retired, we know there is one fight out there that he’s still interested in: a showdown with former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion<\/a> Georges St-Pierre<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Listen to Askren’s full interview with Submission Radio below:<\/p>\n