Ben Askren Retires - Needs a new hip

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psychicdeath

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Ben Askren announced his retirement from the UFC on Monday, just a little more than a year after joining the promotion with considerable fanfare.

"I'm retiring from the sport of MMA," Askren said on Ariel Helwani's MMA Show. "Frankly, I'm retiring from everything."

Askren, who said he needs a hip replacement, was coming off back-to-back losses, the most recent to Demian Maia in the main event of UFC Singapore on Oct. 26.

Askren, 35, gained fame quickly in the UFC, becoming one of the biggest lightning rods in the sport due to his quick wit and willingness to engage anyone in trash talk -- including UFC president Dana White.

Demetrious Johnson to Asia's ONE in exchange for Askren. It wasn't a traditional trade like what would be common in team sports. The UFC agreed to release Johnson, who came to his own new deal with ONE. ONE did the same with Askren, who signed with the UFC.

Prior to the trade, Askren had retired from ONE after a 57-second TKO win over Shinya Aoki on Nov. 24, 2017. A former Olympic wrestler in 2008 and two-time NCAA champion at the University of Missouri, Askren had always wanted to ply his trade in the UFC to prove he was the best welterweight in the world. But after the UFC spurned him when he was a free agent in 2013, Askren had resigned himself to the possibility he'd never compete in the promotion.
 

jimmy boogaloo

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Jorge played their fight well. one high risk and unpredictable tactical decision wins it, giving the appearance of utter dominance in all areas, skillwise. that's the impression people get, but obviously not true.

next fight: we already know that ATBE high level BJJ will pwn wrestling in MMA. that is what we saw, no reflection on Ben. Maia was the worst match out there for him.

maybe saying he was unlucky is taking it too far but he definitely had a real tough run of it against excellent competition.
 

Keung

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^nah he won't, Askren's awesome.
Real funny . Take this down.

We don't need every thread flooded with that fluke knee . SMH

Why don't you play the rest of the gif Jorge but scratcher ?

You know let it play to the part where ASKEN GETS UP!!

Oh because that doesn't fit your narritive ?


Go back to hogging nuts


Had the two judges who scored it for Jorge payed any attention it would have been a majorti draw at worst .


But no .

Take the gif down. In no way does it represent the bout that took place . Distastefully
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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maybe saying he was unlucky is taking it too far but he definitely had a real tough run of it against excellent competition.
He fought a former champion who beat the fuck out of him until Herb blew a call and gifted him a win, and then got beaten by two journeymen. This is a guy who said he was the best in the world to anyone who would listen for years. He didn't come over and have a tough run, he just wasn't what he advertised. Isn't the first time it's happened, and damn sure won't be the last.
 

tang

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Good fighter but unfortunately he will be remembered for one thing...
Askren's legit, there aren't many guys who can beat him still but that knee was just all Jorge, I mean he did say he was going to end Askren's career and that's literally what happened after the knee.
 

Tiiimmmaaayyy

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He fought a former champion who beat the fuck out of him until Herb blew a call and gifted him a win, and then got beaten by two journeymen. This is a guy who said he was the best in the world to anyone who would listen for years. He didn't come over and have a tough run, he just wasn't what he advertised. Isn't the first time it's happened, and damn sure won't be the last.
He very well may have been the best in the world for years. Sadly we will never really know because he got in a dick measuring contest with Dana. Dana’s power play cost us fans many amazing matchups during Ben’s prime.
 

La Paix

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He very well may have been the best in the world for years. Sadly we will never really know because he got in a dick measuring contest with Dana. Dana’s power play cost us fans many amazing matchups during Ben’s prime.
Highly unlikely. He went from playing rodeo on low level dudes to facing guys he's been saying he could beat for years. This is one of the rare occasions when years of online debate played out IRL for MMA fans. Ben got his opportunity and we saw where he sits on the spectrum.
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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Highly unlikely. He went from playing rodeo on low level dudes to facing guys he's been saying he could beat for years. This is one of the rare occasions when years of online debate played out IRL for MMA fans. Ben got his opportunity and we saw where he sits on the spectrum.
Remember when people used to say he and Nick Diaz were both better than GSP?
 
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He very well may have been the best in the world for years. Sadly we will never really know because he got in a dick measuring contest with Dana. Dana’s power play cost us fans many amazing matchups during Ben’s prime.
He was not. GSP was. The end.
 

Tiiimmmaaayyy

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He was not. GSP was. The end.
I don’t think he could’ve beat prime GSP. The jab would've kept him too far away. However, i do think he could’ve ragdolled and humped most of the top guys in the world in his day.