From former two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre to current 155-pound titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ben Askren ’s machine gun of call-outs has hit quite a number of targets. And that was before the historic “trade” that facilitated flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson’s departure to ONE Championship, in exchange for former ONE Championship welterweight champ Askren joining the UFC’s roster, was even made official. With the deal now complete , Askren (18-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) already has a more directed plan. Talking to MMAjunkie Radio, he said by the sounds if it doesn’t seem like he’s getting either St-Pierre (26-2 MMA, 20-2 UFC) or Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA, 11-0 UFC) right off the bat.
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