Discarded by the UFC, Ben Askren now speaks as a One FC athlete

B. Askren (photo) is undefeated in MMA. Photo: Bellator/Disclosure

Anyone who was betting on Dana White's bluff when the manager said he wouldn't sign former Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren was wrong. White's intention never really seems to have been to rely on the wrestler in its roster of athletes. Aware of this, especially after his last meeting with Ultimate, Askren is looking for new directions and has even spoken as an athlete in the eastern event OneFC on your official profile on Twitter.

“How could you say anything bad about One FC paying a fair salary and giving a fighter an opportunity?” replied the former Bellator champion to a fan. Shortly after, Askren retweeted a message from Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba congratulating him on arranging the new event. “Good luck to Ben Askren at One FC. I hope he breaks out there, becomes a big star and Dana White begs for him like he did with Fedor (Emelianenko)”, wrote Sakuraba, who made sure to also address the text to the official UFC profile.

At 29 years old, Ben Askren has a perfect record of 12 wins. In October 2010, Askren won the Bellator welterweight belt by defeating Lyman Good. Ben's new home, One FC, is now the biggest Asian MMA event in the world. The organization has been promoting fight nights since 2011 and has been to Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.