{"id":290297,"date":"2018-11-04T21:32:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T05:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=290297"},"modified":"2018-11-04T21:32:28","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T05:32:28","slug":"dana-white-assures-he-doesnt-hate-ben-askren-this-was-my-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-assures-he-doesnt-hate-ben-askren-this-was-my-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White assures he doesn&#8217;t hate Ben Askren: &#8216;This was my idea&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Given how long it took for Ben Askren, inarguably one of the best welterweights in the world, to sign with the UFC, you would not be faulted for thinking that the promotion&#8217;s brass were not fans of his. In fact, given the way UFC President Dana White has previously spoken about Askren, it&#8217;d be understandable if you thought he <em>hated<\/em> the welterweight star outright.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the post-fight press conference for UFC 230, which Ben Askren attended, Dana White assured this is not the case. In fact, Dana White says he came up with the deal that ultimately brought Askren to the UFC in exchange for Demetrious Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just talked. This guy thinks I hate him,\u201d Dana White said at the UFC 230 post-fight press conference, detailing a conversation with Ben Askren. \u201cIf I hated you\u2026I\u2019m the one that came up with this deal, this was my idea. Why would I do this if I hated you so bad and didn\u2019t want you to be here? It makes no sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Dana White has also had Ben Askren blocked on Twitter for several years. Apparently, he had no idea this was the case, and has since rectified the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know that he was blocked on Twitter,\u201d Dana White said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t my first priority. I\u2019ve been doing some s**t. But yes, I had my girl that does it unblock him on Twitter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How do you think Dana White feels about Ben Askren?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><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 11\/5\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given how long it took for Ben Askren, inarguably one of the best welterweights in the world, to sign with the UFC, you would not be faulted for thinking that the promotion&#8217;s brass were not fans of his. 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