Ben Askren rarely wastes an opportunity to needle UFC president Dana White. Whereas many fighters seem to tremble in fear of their boss, Askren has an uncanny knack of letting his promoter walk right into his punchlines in a way that often leaves even White, himself, smiling. So when Askren appeared on Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio, the crew decided to put him on the spot, playfully asking what the former Bellator and ONE welterweight champion would do if he was in a major promoter’s shoes. And while Askren went along with the question in a good-natured way, he did use the opportunity to make a point: Promoters don’t need to run down their fighters in order to grow their company.
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