{"id":304603,"date":"2019-03-06T08:01:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T16:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=304603"},"modified":"2019-03-06T08:01:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T16:01:27","slug":"ben-askren-claims-dana-white-has-ignored-requests-for-sit-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/ben-askren-claims-dana-white-has-ignored-requests-for-sit-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Askren claims Dana White has ignored requests for sit-down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ben Askren is now firmly embedded as a member of the UFC welterweight roster, having submitted Robbie Lawler at UFC 235. Unfortunately, his relationship with UFC President Dana White apparently remains strained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on The MMA Hour on Monday, Askren explained that he still feels quite a bit of disdain from the UFC boss. In fact, he feels White is &#8220;repulsed&#8221; by him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Askren Says He\u2019d Need Tyron Woodley\u2019s \u2018Blessing\u2019 Before Taking UFC Title Fight With Kamaru Usman\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NewMUYxp2a4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDana\u2019s disdain for me is just so clear and evident,\u201d Askren told Luke Thomas (transcript via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Fighting (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2019\/3\/6\/18252576\/ben-askren-dana-white-is-somehow-repulsed-by-me-despite-claims-to-the-contrary\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cIt\u2019s so hilarious, because he keeps saying, \u2018No, I like you, Ben. I don\u2019t dislike you.\u2019 But then literally every action, every body language tells a totally different story, that he is like somehow repulsed by me. He hasn\u2019t liked me forever. He didn\u2019t like me in 2013 when they refused to sign me; he doesn\u2019t like me now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Askren continued, explaining that he&#8217;s attempted to schedule a meeting with Dana White, but that all of his requests for a sit-down have gone unanswered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have offered to sit down with the guy multiple times to be reasonable, like two adults should do,&#8221; he said. &#8220;He\u2019s not taken me up one time. I genuinely don\u2019t know what his problem with me is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these comments from Ben Askren, Dana White has assured he doesn&#8217;t dislike the former ONE and Bellator champ. In fact, he says it was his idea to trade Demetrious Johnson to ONE in exchange for Askren. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe just talked. This guy thinks I hate him,\u201d Dana White said at the UFC 230 post-fight press conference. \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\n\n\n<p>Do you think Dana White and Ben Askren will ever truly bury the hatchet? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 3\/6\/2019.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Askren is now firmly embedded as a member of the UFC welterweight roster, having submitted Robbie Lawler at UFC 235. Unfortunately, his relationship with UFC President Dana White apparently remains strained. Speaking on The MMA Hour on Monday, Askren explained that he still feels quite a bit of disdain from the UFC boss. 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