MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cMasvidal was already making excuses so I didn\u2019t really think it was a good possibility of me fighting Masvidal but then when he won, they started looking around at opponents for me and \u201cWonderboy\u201d [Stephen Thompson] lost [to Anthony Pettis] and Masvidal was the one that made the most sense.<\/p>\n\u201cI just had to goad him into saying yes, which I did, and here we are.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite Masvidal’s recent knockout of Darren Till, Ben Askren isn’t all that impressed by him. In fact, he expects their UFC 239 fight to be pretty easy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s pretty easy,\u201d Askren explained. \u201cHe\u2019s simple right? He\u2019s got good hands but his wrestling\u2019s not great. His jiu-jitsu\u2019s not great. His strength is not great. His cardio\u2019s not great. So when you break it down like that, it becomes pretty simple.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still the matchup most definitely serves a purpose for the former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight king. He ended his retirement to come to the UFC and prove he’s the top dog in the welterweight division, and a win over Masvidal carries him one step closer to that goal.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo prove I\u2019m the best in the world is the one goal I came back for because I was retired. I think this puts me closer to that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Do you think Ben Askren can get by Jorge Masvidal at UFC 239?<\/p>\n
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