{"id":332611,"date":"2019-11-19T08:31:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T16:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=332611"},"modified":"2019-11-19T08:31:47","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T16:31:47","slug":"dillon-danis-sends-message-to-newly-retired-ben-askren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/dillon-danis-sends-message-to-newly-retired-ben-askren\/","title":{"rendered":"Dillon Danis sends message to newly retired Ben Askren"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the moment Ben Askren announced his retirement from MMA, you knew it was only a matter of time before Dillon Danis \u2014 one of Askren&#8217;s chief naysayers \u2014 chimed in.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s finally happened.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly though, Danis&#8217; message to the newly retired former ONE and Bellator champion was quite classy. But it did include a challenge.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">you talked the talk and you always made the walk wish you well on your retirement <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benaskren?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Benaskren<\/a> our paths will cross soon.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dillondanis\/status\/1196531527791845377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">you talked the talk and you always made the walk wish you well on your retirement <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@Benaskren <\/span>our paths will cross soon.&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; Dillon Danis on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Danis has been calling for a fight with Askren \u2014 more specifically for a grappling match with the wrestler \u2014 for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>After being called out a number of times, Askren conceded that he&#8217;d be willing to meet the BJJ specialist on the mats once his MMA career was done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point it\u2019s my MMA career,\u201d Askren <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ben-askren-eyes-grappling-match-with-dillon-danis-danis-responds\/\">stated<\/a> on a recent episode of Ariel Helwani&#8217;s MMA Show. \u201cWhen I am done with that if I chose to take part in a grappling contest it would be Dillion Danis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, he challenged me to a grappling match,\u201d he added. \u201cAfter my MMA career that\u2019s something, I would definitely do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the stars have seemingly aligned for a high-profile grappling match between Danis and Askren, there&#8217;s one key detail barring this fight&#8217;s fruition.<\/p>\n<p>When Askren announced his retirement on Monday, he also divulged that he&#8217;s going to be undergoing a hip replacement, which makes it very difficult to imagine him competing in any kind of combat sport. While it may still be possible \u2014 someone with a medical degree should have a better sense of that \u2014 it certainly seems unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Dillon Danis will get his desired grappling match with the newly retired Ben Askren, or has the time for this contest passed?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 11\/19\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the moment Ben Askren announced his retirement from MMA, you knew it was only a matter of time before Dillon Danis \u2014 one of Askren&#8217;s chief naysayers \u2014 chimed in. It&#8217;s finally happened. Surprisingly though, Danis&#8217; message to the newly retired former ONE and Bellator champion was quite classy. 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