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Ben Askren headlines October’s Agon Wrestling Championships event in Las Vegas

BAD MMA News — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 17:30:00 +0000

Ben Askren, a two-time Division I NCAA wrestling champion and former Olympic wrestler, will compete in the main event of “Agon 1: The Revolution,” which takes place Oct. 27 at Las Vegas’ Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.

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Bellator Champ Ben Askren Plans to Take Out Frustrating Schedule on Andrey Koreshkov

BAD MMA News — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 01:49:06 +0000

There is only one 170-pound mixed martial artist outside of the UFC that is turning heads. His name is Ben Askren , undefeated Bellator welterweight champion. And he is preparing to put his belt on the line for the fourth time when he steps in the cage with Andrey Koreshkov on Wednesday. Askren is currently undefeated at 11-0, and in many pundits’ eyes, he is the next prospect to step out from the shadow of divisional kingpin and UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. With wins over MMA veterans like Jay Hieron, Nick Thompson, Douglas Lima and Lyman Good (Hieron, Good and Thompson being former champions of other mid-major promotions), Askren has proven that – despite only being in the sport for four years – this 29-year-old isn’t intimidated by any perceived lack of experience. Oddly, being a two-time Division-I NCAA National Champion at Missouri and former Olympian in the sport of wrestling, Askren is rarely mentioned in the same vein as some of his more well known contemporaries in MMA. It’s something the former “Mizzou Tiger” doesn’t mind at all. “Most people are just ignorant about the sport,” Askren told MMAweekly.com . “I’ve trained with the best

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Bellator Champ Ben Askren Plans to Take Out Frustrating Schedule on Andrey Koreshkov – MMA Weekly

Former UFC Champ Frankie Edgar Picks Chris Weidman to Upset Anderson Silva at UFC 162

BAD MMA News — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:30:04 +0000

Former UFC lightweight titleholder Frankie Edgar takes on Charles Oliveira in the co-main event of UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman on July 6. Like many other fighters, however, he’s been asked to weigh in on the night’s headlining bout. He predicts Chris Weidman will upset Anderson Silva in the main event UFC middleweight title bout that night. “Gotta go with the East Coast boy Weidman. He’s the whole package,” said Edgar when asked about the match-up on Wednesday during a live chat on UFC.com . The undefeated Weidman (9-0) is a two-time Division I All-American in wrestling. He’s also a brown belt in jiu-jitsu under Renzo Gracie black belt and former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra . “Anderson has fought good wrestlers, but Chris has got great jiu-jitsu and a solid stand-up game as well,” said Edgar

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