J. Burkman (left) poses next to D. White (right) after agreeing to return to the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook
A few days after being rehired by Ultimate and confirmed in the fight against Hector Lombard At UFC 182, American Josh Brukman was the subject of a huge controversy on social media. This is because, through your official profile on Twitter, Burkman was involved in an argument with former Bellator champion Ben Askren in which he hinted that he may have purposely lost a fight in WSOF to return to the Octagon.
“He takes a beating from Steve Carl and then he is hired to face the third best in the world. Makes a lot of sense. That’s the UFC’s logic”, asked Askren ironically on the microblogging network. “Ben Askren, everyone knows I lost that fight to get released from my contract. Nobody releases champions. Only one belt matters (the UFC one), that’s why you’re bitter”, countered Burkman,
Josh's message fell like a bomb and generated several negative comments. After a series of criticisms, the fighter himself returned to social media to defend himself and present his justification. “If you’re not smart enough to understand that I was provoking an embittered Ben Askren, then you’re an idiot too,” commented the fighter, who also replied to a tweet from a fan mentioning the fact that the dig at Askren was due to the fact of the now champion of the Asian event ONE FC being released from Bellator as holder of the welterweight belt.
At 34 years old, Josh Burkman has a professional record of 27 wins and ten losses. Between 2005 and 2008, the TUF 2 participant had his first stint in Ultimate and had five triumphs and five setbacks. Outside the octagon, Josh won nine fights and lost just two – including the duel against Steve Carl for the WSOF welterweight belt. On his return to the biggest MMA organization on the planet, Burkman will face the Cuban Hector Lombard at UFC 182, which takes place on January 3 in Las Vegas (USA).
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