BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Company Ceo https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Bellator Reportedly Ready to Let Welterweight Champion Ben Askren Leave for UFC https://www.badmma.com/bellator-reportedly-ready-to-let-welterweight-champion-ben-askren-leave-for-ufc.html https://www.badmma.com/bellator-reportedly-ready-to-let-welterweight-champion-ben-askren-leave-for-ufc.html#comments Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:31:37 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/bellator-reportedly-ready-to-let-welterweight-champion-ben-askren-leave-for-ufc.html It appears that Bellator MMA is ready to let welterweight champion Ben Askren walk away. At least that’s the word that company CEO Bjorn Rebney passed along to ESPN.com on Thursday. Having fought under the Bellator banner since Season 2 in 2010, Askren’s current contract was fulfilled with his most recent title defense. The welterweight champion crushed Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 97 on July 31, but it evidently wasn’t enough to keep the interest of his bosses.

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