Undefeated Russian contender Andrey Koreshkov (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) has an important message for Bellator MMA welterweight champion Ben Askren (11-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC): Enjoy your title run because it ends in less than three weeks. “Ben Askren has never faced a challenge like me,” Koreshkov told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “I’m younger, faster, stronger and more powerful than anyone he has faced. I have prepared for nothing but him for months. “He’s never faced anyone with my standup skills and game off my back and my ability to get up. He has no idea what he is in for later this month.” Koreshkov and Askren meet in the co-main event of “Bellator 97: Chandler vs. Rickels,” which takes place July 31 at Santa Ana Center in Albuquerque. THe night’s main card airs on Spike TV following prelims that stream on Spike.com
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Bellator’s Andrey Koreshkov: Champ Ben Askren ‘has no idea what he is in for’ – MMA Junkie