Ben Askren had quite the UFC debut and not entirely in a good way, either – except of course for the fact that it ended in victory. At UFC 235 this past weekend, Askren was slammed on his head and received a beatdown from former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler . But Askren hung tough, managed to avoid losing by stoppage and rallied to take control of the fight before locking in a bulldog choke that forced referee Herb Dean to stop the fight at the 3:20 mark of the first round . The only thing is, the finish has been under immense scrutiny since the moment Dean stepped in, when Lawler instantly reacted in disbelief and indicated that he was OK while in the hold. Fans on social media reacted strongly to the unfortunate conclusion
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