Ben Askren’s first UFC fight will reportedly be against former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler in January at UFC 233 in Anaheim. While many are happy to see Askren make his UFC debut, some others hate this fight for Askren. I don’t. It’s not the perfect or even best fight for Askren, but plenty useful. Here’s why Colby Covington or Darren Till can wait.
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2018-11-07
Robbie just lost to RDA. Askren has way better cardio and gas tank for grinding.
Not Lawler till
askren vs mcgregor should be next, its no lose for the ufc, and Conor wants it because this is like a rematch type fight for him! both guys haven't really fought that much over the past year and the popularity of Ben would even grow more after the fight. Could be a fresh distraction from all the negative stuff around mac khabib
Keep sleeping on Robbie, hype train passengers. Robbie has lights out power and Ben has never shown he has any standup. Robbie can stuff takedowns all day when he is expecting them. I'm taking Lawler first round.
So bens first ufc fight is against a legend? Sign me up.
I'm so excited that ben is apart of the UFC he talks the right amount of shit and can make alot of exciting match ups in the welterweight division
Just get Ben Askren in the cage ASAfuckingP. Let him demolish his first opponent then you talk about a legit top 3 guy.
I think the UFC matchmakers understand he's not THAT good yet
It's the hardest first match up for Askren and because of that it's not good match making.
Lawler has aaaaaamaaaaazing TD defence!!!!!