{"id":270264,"date":"2018-02-15T18:35:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T02:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=270264"},"modified":"2018-02-15T23:25:44","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T07:25:44","slug":"ufc-fox-tweets-ben-askren-maybe-know-something-dont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ben-askren\/ufc-fox-tweets-ben-askren-maybe-know-something-dont\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC on Fox Tweets About Ben Askren, &#8220;maybe they know something I don\u2019t&#8230;.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;UFC&#8221; and &#8220;Ben Askren&#8221; have never been two things that have been synonymous with each other. At least not in a positive light&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>But lately, now that Askren is free of fighting obligations as a &#8220;semi-retired&#8221; fighter, talks between fans and pundits have heated up, maybe more so than ever before. Including from Askren himself who has stated he wants to fight <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/georges-st-pierre\/\">Georges St-Pierre<\/a> and that that&#8217;s the only fight that could make him come back. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ben-askren\/ben-askren-anticipates-clash-georges-st-pierre-late-2019\/\">Askren even stated recently that he believes the fight will happen by next year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among those interested in seeing the former Bellator and ONE welterweight champion compete in the UFC is longtime UFC commentator, Joe Rogan who when talking about Askren on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rgResrM_LoA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his podcast<\/a> recently had this to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve talked to Dana [White] about it(signing Askren) in the past.\u00a0I think if Ben and him sat down and I could be there, maybe I could help. I\u2019d do that. I\u2019d be 100 percent willing to do that.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Then today, this quote was used by the UFC on Fox official Twitter page for this post&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Would you like to see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benaskren?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BenAskren<\/a> bring his talents to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UFC<\/a> in 2018? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/29mZfKTtWj\">pic.twitter.com\/29mZfKTtWj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCONFOX\/status\/964277631309893633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Would you like to see @BenAskren bring his talents to the @ufc in 2018?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Surely seeing this on an official UFC Twitter page came as a surprise to most. Askren himself included:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow bizarre UFC on FOX posting about me, maybe they know something I don\u2019t&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P56I2Sp1ig\">https:\/\/t.co\/P56I2Sp1ig<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Funky (@Benaskren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benaskren\/status\/964300403725815808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Wow bizarre UFC on FOX posting about me, maybe they know something I don\u2019t&#8230;. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It will always be a little bit crazy for hardcore fans of MMA to\u00a0think that someone as skilled as Askren never fought in the world&#8217;s number one organization. But maybe if we&#8217;re lucky that wont end up being the case.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cFor me, it\u2019s a no-brainer,\u201d Rogan continued. \u201cYou want to see the best versus the best, and he\u2019s been able to do weird sh*t to people&#8230; He\u2019s f*cking super articulate, super smart, a f*cking great guy. I don\u2019t know jack sh*t about promotion, I could be wrong. I might just be such a purist that I want the best to fight the best so much that I don\u2019t give a f*ck what it looks like.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Askren&#8217;s last MMA fight came against Japanese MMA legend, Shinya Aoki in November who Askren only needed fifty-seven seconds to defeat thus closing out his career with a flawless 18-0 record.<\/p>\n<p>What do you make of this tweet from UFC on Fox? Is Askren playing dumb with his response? Could they be in talks already?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 2\/15\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;UFC&#8221; and &#8220;Ben Askren&#8221; have never been two things that have been synonymous with each other. At least not in a positive light&#8230; But lately, now that Askren is free of fighting obligations as a &#8220;semi-retired&#8221; fighter, talks between fans and pundits have heated up, maybe more so than ever before. 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