Ben Askren said he had a hunch , and it now appears to be true: If he beats Jorge Masvidal on Saturday night at UFC 239, he just might be next in line for a shot at welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. It was widely believed that former interim champ Colby Covington and Usman were on a collision course for a title fight in November , when Usman is expected to return from injury, but that all changed last week after the UFC booked Covington to headline UFC on ESPN 5 vs. Robbie Lawler . Now the thinking goes that the door is wide open for either Askren or Covington – or even Masvidal – to claim the title shot depending on how they perform in their respective upcoming fights. Askren is undefeated at 19-0, but he’s got just one UFC win on his record – a controversial technical submission of Lawler in March at UFC 235
Continued here:
Daily Debate results: Should Ben Askren jump the line with UFC 239 win? – MMA Junkie