{"id":85470,"date":"2014-02-07T16:32:38","date_gmt":"2014-02-08T00:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=85470"},"modified":"2018-02-24T20:45:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T04:45:17","slug":"ben-askren-to-fight-for-one-fc-welterweight-world-title-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/one-championship\/ben-askren-to-fight-for-one-fc-welterweight-world-title-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Askren to fight for ONE FC Welterweight World Title in May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/exclusive-part-1-bellator-champ-ben-askren-talks-bisping-feud-ufc-158-a-secret-grudge-match-mma-news\/askren_edited-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26791\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26791\" title=\"ASkren_edited-1\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ASkren_edited-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/blogs\/mma-cagewriter\/former-bellator-champion-ben-askren-fight-one-fc-070809208--mma.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo Sports<\/a>, former Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren (12-0 MMA) announced that he will fight for ONE FC gold in May.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Funky&#8221; went on to say that he will face the winner of ONE FC&#8217;s inaugural welterweight world title bout which features <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/brock-larson-and-nobutatsu-suzuki-will-fight-for-the-inaugural-one-fc-welterweight-title-this-march\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brock Larson taking on Nobutatsu Suzuki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Larson vs. Suzuki title fight is the featured bout for the &#8220;ONE FC: War of Nations&#8221; event, which airs live from Stadium Negara in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia on March 14.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed May title fight will mark Askren&#8217;s first bout with Asia&#8217;s largest MMA promotion, ONE FC.<\/p>\n<p>ONE FC signed Ben Askren to a six-fight deal that spans over two years. &#8220;Funky&#8221; will earn $50,000 guaranteed just for showing up to his first bout this May, with another $50,000 in bonus pay should he emerge victorious.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Funky&#8217;s&#8221; contract also includes an incentive that specifies his earnings will increase with each subsequent bout, should he continue getting his hand raised.<\/p>\n<p>Are you excited to see Askren make his ONE FC debut? Let&#8217;s hear it Penn Nation!<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/author\/chris-taylor\/\" target=\"_self\">Chris Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an interview with Yahoo Sports, former Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren (12-0 MMA) announced that he will fight for ONE FC gold in May. &#8220;Funky&#8221; went on to say that he will face the winner of ONE FC&#8217;s inaugural welterweight world title bout which features Brock Larson taking on Nobutatsu Suzuki. 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