CHICAGO – Tywan Claxton is proud of his wrestling background and believes the sport has received a promising boost ahead of his fight at Bellator 221. Claxton (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA), who meets James Bennett (4-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in a featherweight bout on Saturday at Bellator 221, said he was happy to see UFC contender Ben Askren go back to his wrestling roots recently for a match with Olympic gold medalist and all-time great Jordan Burroughs. The former Bellator champ may have lost by technical fall after a shutdown on points, but Claxton prefers to look at the upside, he said. “Burroughs whooped his ass, but there’s levels to everything,” Claxton told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at Bellator 221 media day.
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Bellator 221′s Tywan Claxton: Jordan Burroughs ‘won’t be able to outwrestle me’ in MMA – MMA Junkie