UFC welterweight Ben Askren is happy to let everyone know he called it. Since Colby Covington (15-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) began making a name for himself in the ranks of the promotion’s 170-pound division, Askren (19-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), who meets Demian Maia in Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 20 headliner in Singapore, has vocalized his disdain. Before Askren and Covington were MMA fighters, both were collegiate wrestlers. “Funky” pointed to the closely intertwined wrestling community as his main source of information.
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UFC’s Ben Askren blasts ‘terrible person’ Colby Covington: He has ‘no good reviews’ – MMA Junkie