In this week’s Trading Shots, MMAjunkie columnist Ben Fowlkes and former UFC/WEC fighter Danny Downes discuss Ben Askren’s latest attempt at sniping his way into UFC-related news, as well as Josh Burkman’s curious response to him. * * * * Fowlkes: Danny, your buddy Ben Askren is back in the news after doing a little Twitter prodding of former WSOF champ Josh Burkman , who was recently re-signed to the UFC in order to take on Hector Lombard, who no one else seems to want to fight. After Askren pointed out that losing your title to Steve Carl and then polishing off Tyler Stinson probably shouldn’t result in a UFC contract and a fight with a top-10 welterweight, Burkman then pretty much claimed that he’d lost that fight on purpose so he could get out of his WSOF contract
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Trading Shots: As Askren and Burkman battle on Twitter, an old question rears its head – MMA Junkie