{"id":318949,"date":"2019-07-09T16:39:06","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T23:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=318949"},"modified":"2019-07-09T16:39:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T23:39:06","slug":"after-ko-loss-duke-roufus-expects-ben-askren-to-come-back-better-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/after-ko-loss-duke-roufus-expects-ben-askren-to-come-back-better-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"After KO loss, Duke Roufus expects Ben Askren to come back better than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ben Askren suffered the first professional loss of his career at UFC 239. There, Jorge Masvidal knocked out “Funky” with a flying knee just five seconds into the fight<\/a>. The nasty strike kept the Olympic wrestler unconscious for quite a while.<\/p>\n

In Askren’s corner was his coach, Duke Roufus who admits it was scary to see that happen<\/a>. Although he knows the loss sucks, the coach has to give credit where credit is due. He knows the flying knee was a risky move<\/a> by Masvidal and knows had he been one second earlier or later, the fight could have gone totally different.<\/p>\n

\u201cBen\u2019s my friend, you see him hurt like that,\u201d Roufus said to MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cBut I gotta take my hat off to Jorge. I know Ben and Jorge don\u2019t get along, I get along well with Jorge, I like Jorge a lot. So fair play, it was a great move, high risk, high reward. It was a very risky move, it paid off for him. I\u2019m that type of guy that believes in \u2018fortune favors the bold\u2019 and he was quite bold on that move and it\u2019s going to go down in history as one of the best moves ever in the UFC.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt could have happened differently. He could have missed and Ben could have been wrestling and on top of Jorge, so we\u2019re all gonna some days hate the fight game. Winning is awesome and losing you want to cry your eyes out, but Ben is a very resilient person. He has a special, special mindset and you saw the way he owns everything. That\u2019s what I really like about Ben. He\u2019s 100 percent transparent, I\u2019ve never worked with someone like him, he\u2019s just a special breed and this is only going to make him better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Now that he has suffered his professional loss, Duke Roufus believes that it will only make Askren better as he now knows he needs to work on somethings. He hopes “Funky” will take this time off to better his game and come back an even better fighter next time out.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s one of those guys, he\u2019s gonna be fine,\u201d the coach said. \u201cIf anything, it might put a little bit more chip on his shoulder to work even harder than he\u2019s ever worked before, which is pretty scary.\u201d<\/p>\n

When he will return is currently unknown, as he does have a lengthy suspension<\/a> from the commission. But, Duke Roufus believes Ben Askren could very well fight again in 2019.<\/p>\n

Who would you like to see Ben Askren fight when he returns to the Octagon<\/a>? Sound off in the comment section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 7\/9\/2019.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ben Askren suffered the first professional loss of his career at UFC 239. There, Jorge Masvidal knocked out “Funky” with a flying knee just five seconds into the fight. The nasty strike kept the Olympic wrestler unconscious for quite a while. 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