{"id":311725,"date":"2019-04-30T07:37:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T14:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=311725"},"modified":"2019-04-30T07:37:52","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T14:37:52","slug":"ben-askren-explains-what-hed-do-differently-if-he-was-an-mma-promoter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ben-askren\/ben-askren-explains-what-hed-do-differently-if-he-was-an-mma-promoter\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Askren explains what he&#8217;d do differently if he was an MMA promoter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight king, and one of the top contenders in the UFC welterweight division, Ben Askren has already accomplished some incredible things as a fighter. But what could he accomplish if he worked on the other side of the hurt business, as a promoter? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He gave us a sense of how he&#8217;d handle that role on a recent episode of MMA Junkie Radio. Unsurprisingly, he says he&#8217;d work hard to treat the fighters better.<\/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=\"MMA Junkie Radio #2908: Ben Askren, UFC on ESPN+ 8 and Bellator 220 results\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E5LYUxQhSWY?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>\u201cHonestly, maybe I don\u2019t know the full scope of it, right?\u201d Askren said (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/04\/ben-askren-on-what-hed-do-as-a-promoter-i-dont-think-you-have-to-expletive-on-the-fighters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Junkie (opens in a new tab)\">MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cBut, I think I could do things better by fighters. I think I could be more honest. I\u2019ve had multiple promoters lie about me. I could be honest and do well by the fighters. I don\u2019t think you have to (expletive) on the fighters all the time in order to have a good promotion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Askren believes he&#8217;s got the chops to be a fight promoter \u2014 and that he might even enjoy the role \u2014 yet for the moment, he feels he&#8217;s already got too much on the go to even consider it. He is, after all, currently scheduled for a wrestling match with Jordan Burroughs and MMA fight with Jorge Masvidal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think I could do it,\u201d he said of being a fight promoter. \u201cI think part of me would enjoy it, but I also have too many things going in my life that I already enjoy that I don\u2019t know that I would ever go that route.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you think Ben Askren would be a good fight promoter? <\/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 4\/30\/2019.&nbsp;<\/em><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight king, and one of the top contenders in the UFC welterweight division, Ben Askren has already accomplished some incredible things as a fighter. But what could he accomplish if he worked on the other side of the hurt business, as a promoter? 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