{"id":315568,"date":"2019-06-03T16:20:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T23:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=315568"},"modified":"2019-06-03T16:20:52","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T23:20:52","slug":"ben-askren-roasts-nate-diaz-over-his-record-at-lightweight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ben-askren-roasts-nate-diaz-over-his-record-at-lightweight\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Askren roasts Nate Diaz over his record at lightweight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Undefeated welterweight standout Ben Askren (19-0 MMA) took aim at former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The former Bellator and ONE Champion, Askren, roasted the younger Diaz brother over his professional record as a lightweight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Funky&#8217; took to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\">Twitter<\/a> with the following jab at &#8216;The Stockton Slugger&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benaskren\/status\/1135679050545020928<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think Nate Diaz may be a better troll than Stephen A Smith, his record at lightweight is 7-6.&#8221; &#8211; Ben Askren tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Askren&#8217;s comments come shortly after Diaz&#8217;s appearance on The Helwani Show, where the California Native revealed <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/nate-diaz-closes-door-on-lightweight-return\/\">his days of fighting at lightweight (155-pounds) are over<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing for me there. I already did everything, beat everybody&#8221; stated Diaz. &#8220;I\u2019m the king of that division.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nate Diaz will return to the octagon at August&#8217;s UFC 241 event for a welterweight bout with former lightweight title holder Anthony Pettis.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_314005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-314005\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-314005\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nate-Diaz-Anthony-Pettis.jpg\" alt=\"Nate-Diaz-Anthony-Pettis\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nate-Diaz-Anthony-Pettis.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nate-Diaz-Anthony-Pettis-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-314005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PhotoCred: Daily Express \/ LowKick MMA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It will mark the first time that Nate has stepped foot inside the cage since suffering a controversial majority decision loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 202 in August of 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ben Askren will return to action at July&#8217;s UFC 239 event for a pivotal welterweight scrap with Jorge Masvidal.<\/p>\n<p>Askren made his promotional debut at March&#8217;s UFC 235 event, where he scored an extremely controversial submission victory over former division champion Robbie Lawler.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of Ben Askren taking a shot at Nate Diaz? Do you think the two UFC standouts will ever meet inside of the octagon? Sound off in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undefeated welterweight standout Ben Askren (19-0 MMA) took aim at former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz on Monday afternoon. 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