So true.

You're right. He was a wrestler who couldn't really fight who inevitably got found out. But it's all just side stuff. He's already got his bonus.

@@JaemanEdwards he was an MMA champion. Boxing isn’t a real fight.

@@JaemanEdwards He just came too late. I have no doubt a prime Askren would've made waves in the UFC even with his non-existent striking.

@@harorider96 An MMA champion of a lower competition is not really a champion.

Ok, to the rest of the world hes a big mouth hasbeen that showed his true colors as a loser in MMA! Money cant buy your pride and dignity back.

...and his brain is still intact

Nobody talk about he is probably one of the only guys in the ufc not sneaking roid cycles and still ran through a lot of top guys

100

Ok are we comparing lives or are we talking mix martial arts. He fucking sucked ass.

Cause Fedor Dan Severn and Don Frye didn't already prove that long before.

embrace* first glance I read "embarrass"

He’s the GOAT imo since he told Dana the truth for yrs and that Dana is a total scumbag😊

Tons successfully used wrestling in MMA and he's done nothing in the UFC so ... yeah.

Go look at the names on his record 😂

He shouldn't have went to the ufc after retirement of ONE. Would had a better legacy that way.

@olidouze8022 Yeah he would've kept his aura and legacy as an undefeated fighter had he stayed retired but maybe money was more important, he took the chance at competing with the best in the UFC and he came short, big time.

It's called a padded record.

@ap4702 Lima, Aoki and Koreshkov were solid fighters. Had he entered into the UFC earlier he was likely he would have seen a few losses but he would've still seen a lot success, easily one of the best grapplers in the WW division.

@@ap4702 You have no idea what you’re talking about.

Everybody forgets his comeback against Robbie lawler where he was basically knocked out and came back

This comments sums it up, pretty much why I wanted to make this video with a stupid title, click and then watch me tell you for 45 minuets why he is great

@@jackchambers1839 I hate to say it but the finish in that Lawler fight was pretty suspect. It was an early stoppage at best. Lawler just wasn't out.

@@stanparker9556 from a ref perspective I understand. His arm went limp and was checked, and the response was not convincing. Don’t think lawyer had any answer for that choke at all.

@@stanparker9556Robbie wasn’t out but he should’ve known better than to let his arm drop like that. He’s experienced enough to know the impression it gives.

Typical guy who knows nothing about fighting talking about his record of "19-2". Julio Cesaer Chaver Jr was 40-0+ with all wins over mexican cab drivers. Nate Diaz record does not look as flashy as Bens but it's much better since he fought real competition and actually beat real good fighters in his career.

​​@@billrerikson6378bro just said ben never fought againts top fighter in ONE FC and bellator, what a casual💀 edit: and yet, ben record is better than mumble jumble nate diaz

@@billrerikson6378 please, by all means go tell Julio that. Oh and if you don't mind have someone record it when you tell him. I don't wanna miss him whipping his first white guy ass. Both guys, Ben and Nate both have that IT element. Ain't neither one of those guys back away from a fight. And you best know your gonna have fight the whole fight cause they both are gonna let you know you've been in a fight .

@@billrerikson6378 you know UFC fighters say perfect records don't matter and aren't relevant when talking about who is the 'best"?

He fought a bunch of tomato cans in the minor leagues. He talked himself up a ridiculous amount when he got to the big show, only to get KO'd in 5 seconds by a journeyman. He was indeed an embarrassing failure in the UFC.

Hey Ben.

I agree with you never heard of the guy before the fight with the Paul brother. This vid made me respect him a lot.

Um.... He was never humble in mma. Never. That's why he got dogged so bad. He was cocky as fk with a big mouth, calling out and making fun of everyone. And he had a coward fighting style. He was quickly and ruthlessly found out in the UFC. And what do you know ? Getting smashed finally humbled that big mouth. Funny how that happens.

Make sure you go by "F Delulu" if you ever step into a cage.@@JaemanEdwards

@@JaemanEdwards what does a "coward fighting style" mean? he won 19 matches, all within the scope of the rules. I don't see what's cowardly about that. And is losses? you'd have to be a real loser to not be able to beat up an old man who needs a hip replacement, so I'm not gonna hold them against him...

Meh only medal that matters when you're that good is the 3 Olympic ones. 1 in particular. believe when i say he would trade them all for just one Olympic one.

Has done nothing in the UFC which was miles ahead of ONE FC, 19-2 against randoms vs 19-2 against the best of the best aren't the same thing

@@heroe1486 did I ever compare the two? What was my point in the original comment?

Why I wanted to make the video, people disrespect this man way too much, time to give him the spot light.

​@@MixedMartialAcademic respect man , love the content

@@MixedMartialAcademic cool but I don't think you have to call his career an embarrassing failure

@@Devilm4n-cw8tv This must be your first time on KZfaq. I can't help it that these titles are the ones people click on can i?

Most of the people hyping him up prior to his ufc entrance, had never seen him fight 😂

What? He sucked

@@billbally4419striking-wise? Yeah, he sucked. But wrestling-wise? He was a phenom in that area.

Masvidal says hello

If they put Askren's head on GSP's body he would've looked like a Greek statue.

@@aironklentcagatin8261 he plays frisbee golf in his free time. Wrestling maybe . He didnt scare anyone, never improved. He didnt belong in the UFC.

If that were true, he woudnt have accepted the Jake Paul fight, almost certainly knowing he was going to lose. He did it for the money.

@@shanetuma3845 he did it for fun you think that dude really cares about the money that much he would've actually trained them to get the bonus

​@JC_Moha he didn't need the bonus, he made more in that fight than his entire career combined 😂 dudes a clown

@@shanetuma3845 nah and even then so what lmao. where is that money going? right. he was doing all of this before he was even making money.

Yeah hurt so hard seeing that not going to lie

Unfortunately Ben should never have gone to boxing… he must knew the size difference, age and his boxing skills puts him a significant disadvantage

I don't associate the Paul fight with his career, that boxing and it wasn't a surprise to many what the outcome would be. He seemed happy with the payday and you could tell by his body being worse than normal.

@@Fewzahmoney motivates but I think he said he thought Jake wasn’t a good boxer He knew he wasn’t but he had experience fighting & thought he was better If Jake was that good he’d get knocked out But he didn’t think he was that good How good is the question but he clearly had a sense of standard’s

Underrated? lol?? He is extremely overrated like what? He was considered to be one of the best welterweights on the planet, and the dude can't strike :)) and i don't mean just punch, nah, the dude CANNOT punch, kick, knee or eblow. I can head down my street and find 10 random dudes that can strike better than Askren and they never took any martial arts lessons. It seems deplorable and completely pathetic and unacceptable to me to do a sport for 10+ years and not practice like half of it =))) Askren is the most overrated fighter in History and your comment is trash, he also wiped his arse with his name and legacy for 500k when he accepted the Paul fight, only a fool would have not seen the outcome considering Ben's childish, laughable and sad striking. What he did prove when joining the UFC was that Bellator and OneFC has sub par competition, and sub par competition that cannot wrestle for sheit which is why Ben managed to be champ in both of these companies, but got destroyed once he faced the more well rounded fighters in the UFC. Besides Israel Adesanya being in a division with pretty much no grappling threats which is why him as a striker managed to get the belt, but other than him there is currently no UFC champ that is not well rounded, Ben was and will never be close to UFC champ caliber because he is missing half of the skillset for this sport, and it's extremely laughable to me that people would ever consider him "one of the greats", nah, he just proved MMA is full with dumbass strikers that also practice only half the sport :))

And multiple age level world champions. He is still extremely relevant in the wrestling community.

If I was to mail you a large paper grocery sack, ronison lighter fluid, a large box of matches, and a 1 gallon jug filled with mostly mine, but others as a container of human excrement, would you up to the challenge and mind set of taking the payment I'm willing to offer you to light the biggest bag of shit on fire at one or all of those locations? This man is everything that is wrong with the sport now days. I would go as far as to say Ben Askren is soft.....

@@FinbarrOSleibhin Embarrassing. Exactly what I would expect out of an Askren fan. The B leagues are all better than the UFC. Just like in the NBA. Everyone knows the real test is the Euro league. If you can win there you are basically the next Jordan.

Very happy to hear that!

​@@FinbarrOSleibhinI must be miss understanding you saying asian mma community is more "skilled" than the UFC?

It's funny how a good part of the most admired MMA fighters are horrible human beings; McGregor, Khabib, Khamzat, Jon Jones...if they weren't in the UFC, everybody would hate them.

Nobody’s questioning his career/accomplishments in the wrestling field lmao, that’s not what this is about mate.

those kids will be teaching wrestling seminars to MMA guys if not going over theirself

@@towardstar again, that’s not what this is about lol

its ok to be wrong about something that doesnt change your life at all. wrestling and MMA in America at least are two peas in a pod. ATT built Bo Nickal his own gym so they could have a relationship with Penn State

@@towardstar …. THIS IS ABOUT BEN ASKREN AND HIS UFC CAREER BRO WHAT ARE YOU ON ABOUT lmao. Talking to a ghost mate

Many more bum losers who haven't and will never accomplish 1/1000 of what Ben has, who don't have 1/1000 the money Ben does, who don't have a loving family and self respecf. Yah, I'm sure the opinion of those who "laugh" at him are a huge bother to him😂

@@dontforgettoshopjust the casuals who know nothing about the sport.

@@mohammedkhaliq1475ya honestly I love MMA, Boxing, the sheer will power and stories that go along with every fighter but I don’t like many of the personalities of the fans, and those that train MMA. I was taught discipline and respect in Karate, I train in BJJ now with people doing it to be the best ever and that same emphasis on respect and discipline is just not there and many of the fans are like flies on a light that fail to appreciate everything except a win streak.

Ben would have helped him. He is a good Christian man.

@@sndspderbytesI really think he would have.

The original Khabib thats for sure!

@@MixedMartialAcademicyou should be ashamed of yourself mate

I do love me some street Jesus. And if you don't think a street fighter has odd strikes I dunno what to tell ya. MAYBE don't go for a double leg takedown telegraphed to heck and back either. Askren is one of the best, and I'm glad he's got to relax and stay at home. He seems like a genuinely good guy.

Oh come on. A flying knee does not take a lifetime of training or effort. He thought he'd try and pull off a cheeky stunt and caught him off guard. I for one thought fk all of it.

Too bad Jorge was never close to a title cause he was always a cringe gatekeeper. He couldn’t even beat snoozeman 😂

@@stillcantbesilencedevennowa flying knee is an odd strike lol?

⁠@@pieathartlollllll he’s a cringe gate keeper cuz he couldn’t beat the champ that was considered at the time by some to be on track to be the best ever in the division? He’s lost to plenty that would’ve been a better example lmao. His streak to the title shot was arguably more impressive than Leon’s too. Then again we’re at a transitional period, but welterweight as a whole is kinda shit right now lol.

He went out he lost and after initially bitching about it he was pretty classy

It’s a scary powerful thing. I recommend his book if you want to understand his mindset a bit more

Is Ben juicing now?

Ben Askren is secure with being a walking meme. 😂He earned that moniker.

That really impressed me as well. It's rare enough to see someone with such a healthy attitude in general, let alone in any kind of competitive field.

You should learn a little more about him. His moronic trash talking getting KOd in a boxing match by a non-boxer side.

@@eriklarson9137 you could say that about any trash talker in the UFC, and about anyone who as been KO'd happens all the time just don't know why u hate on Askren when he is an amazing Wrestler/MMA fighter, you seem like the type of person who doesn't apricate the hard work of others/Fighters.

@@eriklarson9137 if you are gonna fight who cares about trash talk. if he talked shit and DIDNT fight then it would be embarrassing. fighters talk shit and get knocked out every day.

​@@eriklarson9137 did you have a stroke while writing the end of that comment? What does it even mean?

I agree I don’t ever think it warranted a rematch, everyone and their mum thought Robbie went out, and more than likely he did, just muddies the water when he stands back up

All my years bein choked and ive never seen someone defend a choke by goin limp, tough luck for robbie 🤷🏾‍♂️

Going limp is not a good defense

The only desire for the rematch came from people who believed the outcome was unfair because Ben "deserved" to get demolished. Haters. It revealed Dana's true colors, as well. He used his position of power to get rid of a fighter he had no use for to profit from punishing one he didn't like in his personal gladiatorial arena. He's totally right that Dana's a scumbag and the only thing I think was understated in the video is how much this whole saga backs that up. There's no way Dana wasn't aware of Ben's health issues. He was buying a lamb for slaughter and threw a fit when it skipped the first scheduled execution.

People train all their lives to resist attacks and when they see the ultimate choke defense they often scoff. Sure you can get lucky with your defense or you can simply go limp. There's no point choking you when you die so they eventually let go.

Ben Askren shows a lot of heart fronting after his losses. But he can say all he wants. His career will always be remembered for those meme knockouts. And he brought it all on himself. Big mouths always end up getting shut.

Well said

@@JaemanEdwards also big mouths make alot of money

@@tyopsie And if you are an idiot, that matters to you, and is more important than being a good person. Some of us boomers still believe many things are more important than how much money someone makes. Sad that kids don't care about that stuff anymore. I am sure everything will work out just fine for us long term.

​@@eriklarson9137boomers are literally the generation of frivolous excess that hordes wealth like dragons

So fucking true, well said.

Dana didn’t want him because as was just shown his OWN org didn’t want him 🙈🙈😂😂 and he tries to reframe the argument and you fall for it

@@gt2e I agree nobody wants dana

Best way to put it fr

The title doesn't say HE is a failure

@@MixedMartialAcademic fair enough, I see where you’re probably going with this video then, should be much more interesting

@@pats4lifebb 45 minuets of telling people how great he is basically

Yeah overall he did well

Thank you my friend 🙏

Ben Askren would have never been champ in the UFC. That's the difference between the best and the rest. Askren is the rest.

@@JaemanEdwardswtf do you know 😂 look at where Jorge is

@@evosteff Uh.. retired ?

​@@JaemanEdwardslook at Chael Sonnen he's never lost a single round, yet he never got to be champion.

@@botdfbvb A travesty

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@@ImOnlySIeeping 🤨🤫

Yeah it’s not embarrassing at all, he’s accomplished so much more than any of his critics

lmfao stop the cap, ben has never been considered a legend by anyone except for rogan and his followers. anyone who watched pride knows askren just doesnt compare.... look at Askrens resume, its a fucking joke. you really think askren would have the same career against guys like anderson silva, nogueira or sakuraba???? anyone who says ben is anywhere close to a legend has exposed themselves for being severely ignorant and unknowledgeable in MMA. Rogan did not do you guys a favor with that.

Most people who do train some type of martial art and watch MMA don’t train wrestling, stand up arts are just more popular. More adults do BJJ than wrestling because wrestling is something you need to get into in high school. I don’t think fans “exposed” themselves

@anon2427 He was undefeated for a decade. A lot of the fans I interact with are clueless about most things. Maybe they should follow wrestling a little more then. And I started wrestling at 9. Not to get into high school. Goofy comment

Exposed themselves lol. Grow up

@@BUTTNUTT69 Eat more mouth breather.

Grew up in Missouri as well. Now in Idaho. My son is in martial arts and started wrestling this year in first grade along with playing hockey. Gotta keep 'em busy!

Devastating losses...in front of the entire world....and then the backlash from the public....all over the internet...

@@stech4444 Yep, agreed.

What were his antics? He was never even inflammatory. Just straight up dad joke style banter like a PG WWE wrestler lol. Snarky and cocksure of himself, sure. I'm not a massive fan of him but the guy was never all that hateable.

​@@WashanugaHe likes to talk smack despite his padded record and embarrassing failures.

He handles losses as good as anyone ever. He's not a butt hurt kind of guy. Never liked him but respect him for this.

Completely agree with this, two of my favourites

"boom Roasted"

There seems to be a category of fighter’s like this Gsp for example has maybe the most brutal trash talk Just cutting & cerebral Conor makes fun of people & feel uncool,embarrassed & masculated But Gsp makes people reconsider who they think they are For one difference

@@lukecockburn1140 Conor just runs around yelling racial slurs to generate heat.

​@@lukecockburn1140😂 GSP was the worst trash talker of all time. You can't be cutting when you can't talk english properly.

Facts

This is true

I truly believe if that fluke knee didn't land then ben ragdolls masvidal, funny how different things could be for him in an alternate timeline where instead of being a meme for casuals he would be hailed as the welterweight GOAT alongside GSP.

@@MakoTheFrognothing “fluke” about it. They played into Bens strengths and turned it against him, they knew he’d drop and shoot cos he’s a wrestler. It’s an unfortunate result to have on your record and all that but shit happens in mma.

The irony. Bum beats bum and becomes a superstar. UFC fans are so dumb.

I mean you can say the same thing for CM Punk. Doesn’t make Askren’s performances in the UFC any less embarrassing.

He sucked

Well said

@@kingofgames7001 he joined the ufc after he retired from mma. he was done with mma but the ufc made the trade. also it's not embarrassing to choke out robbie lawler.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Jesus saves, accepting salvation is the only REAL win!

The problem with UFC fans is that there are literally multiple journeymen who are referred to as ‘legends’. It makes the whole sport look bargain basement. Jake Paul has beaten 3 UFC ‘legends’… so far! 😂

​@@DABA2024ah yeah UFC journeymen Woodley, Silva, and Askren

he didn't shake up anything and he's not a legend. the story of mma is and will be told without him

Absolute legend ? 😂 Stop it.

@@DABA2024 If you think Anderson Silva was a journeyman you need to stop watching sports in general

Strange was to spell sonnen boy?

And just like Chael he ended up being all talk and no action. Love it when a big mouth wrestler who can't actually fight gets eventually found out.

​@@JaemanEdwardswhat are you talking about? Sonnen hasn't lost a single round bud. He's undefeated.

@@botdfbvb Undefeated, undisputed ? More like undecorated, unaccomplished.

​@@JaemanEdwardspretty easy to say from your couch you coward lol

Ok Ben.

He also could’ve easily made excuses. He could’ve very validly posted about his hip physical therapy and upcoming surgeries but he didn’t. Askren never gave any excuse other than he wasn’t the better fighter that day. Even after being ridiculed, even by his opponents, he never stooped low enough to take away for what he agreed to.

Ya I agree

#cope.... he was a failure ... he won on some b rate program fighting soup cans.... or excuse me "Pulling the Narmagamedof" laying on soup cans with an embarrassing name caliber on his fight lineage over time. He sucks.

@@JaneDoe-sv1mk I think it's obvious he who sucks and you know it

@@JaneDoe-sv1mk ...he was the GOAT and Jon Jones is lucky he never got in Bens way. 2) You are right about the ankle biting tho

@@JaneDoe-sv1mk he won the vast majoirty of his fights and before that he had a lot of accomplishments too. why do judge his WHOLEEEEEEE career off of a couple losses when they would NEVER put pinky toe in the octagon with pros

The guy was a force that was for sure

@@MixedMartialAcademic you're a legend and madman for actually being involved in your comment section. It's awesome. Keep up the great content 🧡

Yeah everyones a legend

Because he talked a lot of trash lol…

Mma fans are the most fickle people on earth

We have our own little corner of the internet brother! Appreciate you

😂😂😂

Crazy how him hooper and kopylov look so similat

The irony. Bum beats bum. Becomes superstar. UFC fans are so dumb.

Where is masvidal now? I'll wait

Are you serious?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Two losses. Famous for two meme knockout losses. This is his legacy.

Bruh people don’t give a shit, this happened years ago and even when it did nearly everyone just said askren didn’t give a fuck and just won money for free

If you follow him since his college days you never even think about that. It was always a joke.

Internet and social media can be very toxic. People who know nothing like to pile on to embarrass and humiliate others to elevate their own status in their sick little heads.

😂 No he wasn't. Just shows you the poor standard of the lesser mma promotions.

He definitely wasn't though, like prime Askren literally lost multiple rounds against Hieron and Good

@@JaemanEdwardsyou’re hating on him under every comment, why are you so obsessed with ben askren?

@@anon2427 You're the one who's obsessed with him. White knighting for ole "Hands of Death" How embarrassing. Who's your other fave ? Bilal ? 😂

@@JaemanEdwards where did I white knight for him? Bellend Muhammed is boring af and somewhat cringey as well

I literally had a 5 minuet tangent on disk golf, but I’m saving it for another video because it didn’t really fit anywhere 😂

​@@MixedMartialAcademic😂

Name 1 karate fighter who beat him? We will wait...

(I have been saying this ^ for a years). Thank you, You're a gentleman and a scholar.

Appreciate you my man, you know it was my duty to do it!

​@@GalactusOGGet off your knees already.

He seen it I showed it to him after the video of Robbie and jake pounding his head thanks chap.

@@retro2485it never ceases to amaze me how many ppl are ruthless in mocking with mma fighters.. the guts and self confidence it takes to get into the octagon and fight in front of a crowd and god knows how many at home is unfathomable to me.. when they get knocked out to a cheering crowd they have to stand up and take it like a professional and its ALL on them.. not a team sport like soccer where u share the loss with other ppl.. I'm not saying they arent fair game for criticism but i just dont get how u can not appreciate how much they put on the line

@@heybri I understand where you coming from lad. I was just shit talking ben is definitely that dude he went undefeated in 2 organizations. Also he was out of his prime with a lot of bad injuries when he made it to the ufc. I bet on him to win against Jorge 200 dollars against my friend so I’m still salty about it😅

@retro2485 ohh see now u got me.feeling bad lol.. your good buddy. If I bet on ben in that fight I'd be salty still too lol..

Many thanks!

It’s a shame man, I wish Ben got in sooner

😂 Ridiculous comment. Real soy boy stuff.

​@@JaemanEdwardsand you sound like askren stole your girl or something the way you're going into literally every comment to talk shit to anyone who has anything slightly positive to say about the guy 💀

​@@user-qr8fc8ji4hBen objectively is not even in the top 20 greatest WW's of all time

@@JaemanEdwards tell me you're a huge "C" word w/o telling me 🤣

Albert

Never took you as a fight fan..

GSP was too good for Askren. Love Askren, but that's my opinion. His wrestling was good enough to prevent the takedowns or get back to his feet. And on the feet wasn't even a fair fight. Khabib would have been a more interesting fight, especially early on when khabib's standup wasn't as good as it became.

@@salvadorpalma8173 George got submitted and KOd in his Prime years then retired after getting battered by Johnny Hendrix.

​@@GalactusOG😂 Ben Askren wouldn't have dominated shit. There's a reason why all the best fighters are in the UFC. The standard at One Championship and Bellator is that bad. He was your classic Chael Sonnen. Big Mouth wrestler who couldn't really fight.

@@JaemanEdwards UFC fighters get smoked all the time by fighters from other promotions. Since the beginning to this day.

@@GalactusOG, 😂😂😂

Unforunately life isn't fair and we often don't dictate our own legacy. If Ben Askren hadn't gone in so low maybe it might've changed the outcome of both. There was so much trash talking whoever wont that fight's career was over. One thing is for sure Askren was right Masvidal didn't care about Lawler's legacy. The Askren fight didn't hurt it.

Ben Askren was a top class wrestler who couldn't really fight but had a big mouth. Bit like Chael.

LOL