After being dominated by \u201cRuthless\u201d in the early moments of the fight, Askren was able to score a takedown and looked to setup a rear-naked choke. When Robbie scrambled in an attempt to get free, Askren transitioned into a bulldog choke. It was at that moment that referee Herb Dean thought he saw Lawler\u2019s arm go limp<\/a>, and so he stepped in and stopped the fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Obviously not quite the storybook ending Askren was hoping for his UFC debut, but nonetheless a win is a win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Robbie Lawler\u2019s Team are not ruling out an appeal<\/a> reagarding the official result in his fight with Askren at UFC 235.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Later that same night, in the co-headliner of UFC 235, Askren\u2019s friend and longtime teammate Tyron Woodley put his welterweight title on the line against Kamaru Usman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unfortunately for \u201cThe Chosen One\u201d, things did not go as planned last weekend in Las Vegas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Woodley ended up suffering a lopsided unanimous decision loss to Kamaru Usman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While many praised Usman for this UFC 235 title-earning performance, Ben Askren was singing a different tune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Askren accused Usman of putting on a boring performance against Woodley shortly after the bouts conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most recently, Ben Askren took things a little further vowing to retire if he suffers a knockout loss to Usman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Tyron](\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tyron-Woodley-Kamaru-Usman-2.png\")