Even before he made his debut earlier this month, Ben Askren has already been calling for a 165-pound division in the UFC. And as time passes, “Funky” remains fervent in the belief that it will happen sooner than later.
Askren was a guest fighter at UFC London over the weekend, where he had a chance to speak with the media about his thoughts on a 165-pound title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov.
“If there’s some way I could make that happen next, I would make it happen … I don’t think I can, right? I think I’m like one or two fights away from that happening,” Askren said.
Ben Askren: ‘I’m one or two fights away’ from 165-pound title bout with Khabib