{"id":374973,"date":"2021-02-02T07:56:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T15:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=374973"},"modified":"2021-02-02T07:56:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T15:56:57","slug":"video-ben-askren-lets-his-hands-go-on-jake-paul-punching-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-ben-askren-lets-his-hands-go-on-jake-paul-punching-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"Video | Ben Askren lets his hands go on Jake Paul punching bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC welterweight contender Ben Askren is already breaking in his customized Jake Paul-inspired punching bag.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Askren <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ben-askren-unveils-customized-jake-paul-punching-bag\/\">unveiled<\/a> a custom-made punching bag adorned with Paul&#8217;s mug, which will no doubt help him prepare for his April 17 boxing match with the YouTuber-turned-boxer.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly thereafter, Askren shared some footage of himself letting his hands fly on his new punching bag, and it&#8217;s generating mixed reactions among fans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, hot damn that face is ugly!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G0oAZ9dza6\">pic.twitter.com\/G0oAZ9dza6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Funky (@Benaskren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benaskren\/status\/1356363390629933060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,&#8221; Askren wrote in the caption for<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benaskren\/status\/1356363390629933060\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> his post<\/a>, channeling Muhammad Ali. &#8220;Hot damn that face is ugly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite his status as one of the best welterweights of his generation, and a former champion in ONE and Bellator, Askren has never been known for his boxing, instead achieving his success with his world-class wrestling skill. Nonetheless, he\u2019s confident his hands are sharp enough to make pretty easy work of Paul in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy goal in fighting was never to box somebody,\u201d Askren told TMZ Sports, previewing the fight with Paul. \u201cMy goal was to get through the punches and kicks and get to the takedowns and 99% of the time that worked. Obviously, there is one time it didn\u2019t work, unfortunately [against Jorge Masvidal]. My training was very focused on that. That being said, obviously, I\u2019m going to have to change up what I was doing striking wise a little bit. But listen, he\u2019s a f*cking YouTube star. I\u2019m going to beat him up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have not been blessed with big power,\u201d Askren continued. \u201cI have incredibly slow-twitch muscle fibers. So I don\u2019t think it won\u2019t be more that I hit him and he goes down. But I think it will be more like over the course of eight rounds he realizes, \u2018Holy sh*t, I\u2019m in a fight. I don\u2019t really like this. I\u2019m a spoiled rich kid. I\u2019m just going to find an easy way out.\u2019 It\u2019s going to be a TKO. Round six, round seven, something to that effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Ben Askren can stop Jake Paul in the boxing ring?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC welterweight contender Ben Askren is already breaking in his customized Jake Paul-inspired punching bag. Earlier this week, Askren unveiled a custom-made punching bag adorned with Paul&#8217;s mug, which will no doubt help him prepare for his April 17 boxing match with the YouTuber-turned-boxer. 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