Not even a question who the best wrestler in MMA is after watching this. But it's definitely a question who the best fighter pound for pound in the world is.
Mighty Mouse?
Conor McGregor? Love him, but he lost too.
Daniel Cormier? Took that L.
It's Jon Jones or Ben Askren. The two undefeated bad guys.
This is a real villain. A guy so bad Dana don't want him, he said fuck that guy, that ain't my type of dominance, we need guys that lose once in awhile.
sprawling doesn't work
The Aneurysm Askren
Look at Conor
This kid's for real
Did you see him yanking Chris Weidman around in High School? Seemed to always be the alpha.
Wow a takedown highlight omg...can't wait to see him wrestlefuck in the UFC oh wait it's not the nineties anymore.
lamedroid - Wow a takedown highlight omg...can't wait to see him wrestlefuck in the UFC oh wait it's not the nineties anymore.
@Benaskren Hey pube head. I'm the No.1 contender. I could sit and wait. But multi 6 figure cheques feel so nice in my bank. You wouldnt know
lamedroid - Wow a takedown highlight omg...can't wait to see him wrestlefuck in the UFC oh wait it's not the nineties anymore.
McGregor doesn't reply to just anybody. We have to take that twitter moment in and realize that Askren was observed as a threat, he was perceived as someone for Conor McGregor to engage..
Ben's a fresh cunt.
Unblemished.
Where's Matt Hughes?
ONE: Ole Yeller
He's THAT Prius driver we all know, cutting us off in traffic.
lamedroid - Wow a takedown highlight omg...can't wait to see him wrestlefuck in the UFC oh wait it's not the nineties anymore.
You ever watch those nature documentaries?
You see that one about that deer getting eaten alive by a bear in a suburban backyard?
That was a preview of Funky in the UFC.
LAS VEGAS - Ben Askren is the undisputed, pound-for-pound champion of trolling the UFC.
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is the latest to respond to one of the undefeated OneFC welterweight titleholder's caustic tweets. On December 29, Askren tweeted a picture of Jones placing third on the medal stand at the New York state high school wrestling meet, which was won by former UFC competitor Matt Riddle.
At Thursday's UFC 182 Media Day at the MGM Grand, Jones shot back. "Yeah, I saw it," Jones said. "I'm not going to acknowledge it. He's a Bellator fighter. I don't want that to be taken the wrong way, but it's like, bro, you're the king of the JV league."
Askren wasted no time responding. "I'm the king of whichever damn league I please," he tweeted. "Have fun getting beat up Saturday night."
Cormier, too, saw Askren's initial tweet. "I saw that, man," Cormier said. "I thought that was pretty funny."
lamedroid - Wow a takedown highlight omg...can't wait to see him wrestlefuck in the UFC oh wait it's not the nineties anymore.You're a moron if you can't appreciate askren's grappling.
Great chain wrestling thx for posting the vid cre
I wish the Ufc brought him over. Even with him bad mouthing Dana and the org It would bring more attention. Him vs Demian Maia would be a great matchup that the ufc must do for the hardcore grappling fans.
TiagoSousa - Great chain wrestling thx for posting the vid cre
I wish the Ufc brought him over. Even with him bad mouthing Dana and the org It would bring more attention. Him vs Demian Maia would be a great matchup that the ufc must do for the hardcore grappling fans.
Alexander the Great Born: July 356 BC, Pella, Greece
Ben AskrenBorn: July 18, 1984
Nikolaos said to Alexander, "I am Nikolaos, king of Akarnania."
But Alexander said to him, "Do not be so proud, King Nikolaos, or preen yourself in the opinion that you are well equipped to deal with your life tomorrow: Fortune does not stay in one place, and change shows up the worthlessness of braggarts"
Nikolaos replied: "What you say is right, but what you imply is not. Why are you here? As a spectator or competitor? I understand that you are the son of Philip of Macedon"
"I may be young," Alexander replied, "but I am here to compete with you in horse-racing"
"You should rather," said Nikolaos, "have come for the wrestling, the boxing, or the all-in fighting."
Alexander replied, "I want to take part in the chariot-racing."
Then Nikolaos boiled over with rage and contempt for Alexander, observing how young he was but not having discovered the capacity of his soul, and spat in his face, saying: "May no good come to you! See what the stadium of Pisa has sunk to!"
But Alexander, taught by nature to control his feelings, wiped off the spit that insulted him and, with a smile that meant death, said, "Nikolaos, I shall defeat you forthwith, and in your homeland of Akarnania I shall take you prisoner." And they parted as enemies.
Askren is comfortably in the GOAT conversation. He's the next mega fight with McGregor after Conor trades leather with Floyd...
Superb thread btw!
Outlaw'd by Lytle -Superb thread btw!
More proof that high level wrestling is the kryptonite of all the so called GOAT's
Outlaw'd by Lytle -Askren is comfortably in the GOAT conversation. He's the next mega fight with McGregor after Conor trades leather with Floyd...
Ben is great but he hasn't really beat anyone besides Lima and Koreshkov. Don't see him fighting Conor anytime in the foreseeable future but it would be nice to get him in the UFC
look at this marauding mauler
Dead_By_Dawn -Outlaw'd by Lytle -Askren is comfortably in the GOAT conversation. He's the next mega fight with McGregor after Conor trades leather with Floyd...
Ben is great but he hasn't really beat anyone besides Lima and Koreshkov. Don't see him fighting Conor anytime in the foreseeable future but it would be nice to get him in the UFC
People think GSP will be the next big fight for Conor. Problem is Bisping will destroy him and thus destroy any mystique left with GSP. Johny Hendricks nearly killed him for Christs sake.
That leaves only Askren...
"i'd love to see him get outwrestled by GSP for 5 rounds though."
Georges doesn't want to get in there with an Olympic athlete, 2 time Hodge Trophy winner. It'd get ugly.
Excellent thread. To me, there's no doubt that Askren is the best pound for pound figher in world. He would steamroll anyone at 170 and 185.
TiagoSousa - Great chain wrestling thx for posting the vid cre
I wish the Ufc brought him over. Even with him bad mouthing Dana and the org It would bring more attention. Him vs Demian Maia would be a great matchup that the ufc must do for the hardcore grappling fans.
We've already seen Maia vs Shields. Do you really think this is going to be any different?