It’s no secret that Jorge Masvidal isn’t Ben Askren ’s biggest fan. The two came face-to-face in a formal setting for the first time at Thursday’s media day, but a brief run-in occurred behind the scenes at the fighter hotel, as well. And it just so happened Askren’s crew was present for it while recording for his UFC 239 video blog series . Although Masvidal (33-13 MMA, 10-6 UFC) claimed during several pre-fight interviews that Askren (19-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) “froze up” and didn’t have the “same energy” compared to his online presence, the former Bellator and ONE Championship titleholder seemed rather calm through the interaction.
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Ben Askren publishes video of backstage encounter with Jorge Masvidal prior to UFC 239 – MMA Junkie