{"id":332802,"date":"2019-11-21T11:52:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T19:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=332802"},"modified":"2019-11-21T11:52:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T19:52:44","slug":"brendan-schaub-weighs-in-on-ben-askrens-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/brendan-schaub-weighs-in-on-ben-askrens-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendan Schaub weighs in on Ben Askren&#8217;s retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brendan Schaub is giving Ben Askren props for giving it a shot with the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Askren <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ben-askren-announces-retirement-from-mma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrapped up his MMA career<\/a> after going 1-2 under the UFC banner. &#8220;Funky&#8221; cited needing to undergo hip replacement surgery as the reason for his decision. While Askren&#8217;s UFC run may not have been a total success, his reigns as the Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight ruler haven&#8217;t gone unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p>Schaub took to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2CEFfy8qdZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Below The Belt podcast<\/em><\/a> to say that he understands Askren&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Askren Retires | Nick Diaz Calls Out Masvidal | Wilder vs Ortiz 2 | Ep. 159 Podcast | BELOW THE BELT\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2CEFfy8qdZA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t have a problem with it, Schaub said of Ben Askren&#8217;s retirement. &#8220;It&#8217;s like, he came when he was older. He&#8217;s what? 35? So it&#8217;s like he came late to the game, was in some big fights. I still think the UFC got the most benefit from the trade with &#8216;Mighty Mouse.&#8217; You don&#8217;t have the legend of [Jorge] Masvidal without Ben Askren. It takes two to tango to become a superstar. Ben helped with that. His sh*t talking, his controversial fight with Robbie Lawler. I get it. Then you lose to Demian Maia, so it&#8217;s kind of like what else is he gonna do?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;legend of Masvidal&#8221; Schaub refers to is when &#8220;Gamebred&#8221; scored a five-second knockout victory over Askren via flying knee back in July. Schaub added that he doesn&#8217;t understand why people like to hate on Askren.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know people wanna sh*t on Ben Askren,&#8221; Schaub continued. &#8220;I don&#8217;t get it. Kudos to him cause he didn&#8217;t have to do anything. Kudos for him for giving it a go man. Being like, &#8216;alright it didn&#8217;t work out.&#8217; You beat Robbie Lawler. Obviously super controversial but he still beat Robbie Lawler, a Hall of Famer. So it&#8217;s like, alright now we know. Cool man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Askren walks away from mixed martial arts competition with a record of 19-2, 1 NC. As previously mentioned, he held world titles for two major promotions outside the UFC. Time will tell what&#8217;s next for &#8220;Funky,&#8221; but one option <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ben-askren-wants-to-give-television-commentary-a-try\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">could be in the commentary booth<\/a>.<\/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\/21\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brendan Schaub is giving Ben Askren props for giving it a shot with the UFC. Askren wrapped up his MMA career after going 1-2 under the UFC banner. &#8220;Funky&#8221; cited needing to undergo hip replacement surgery as the reason for his decision. 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