Former Bellator welterweight champion and current ONE FC welterweight titleholder Ben Askren is undefeated in mixed martial arts. Despite his success in MMA, the two-time NCAA wrestling national champion and Olympian has had a tough time being accepted based on his fighting style. After defending his Bellator title four times, he was released by the organization in 2013. UFC president Dana White said the UFC had “no interest” in signing Askren at that time, but his stance may slowly be changing. “As far as the kid, as far as the level he’s on? He barely beat Jay Hieron , you know

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