Askren is taken into account among the finest American wrestlers of his technology and was a welterweight champion in Bellator and ONE Championship.
Earlier than transferring into MMA, Askren was a two-time nationwide champion in wrestling and a member of the 2008 United States Olympic group.
Askren was unbeaten in 20 fights when he signed for the UFC in 2019, in what was an uncommon transfer in MMA.
The UFC traded their flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson to ONE Championship, receiving Askren in return.
It’s nonetheless the one time a sort of “commerce” has occurred in main MMA and was an enormous shock on the time in 2018.
Askren was vastly in style within the UFC, successful his debut towards Robbie Lawler earlier than slipping to defeats to Jorge Masvidal and Demian Maia.
He retired from MMA with 19 wins in 22 fights. He has three youngsters and runs his personal wrestling academy in Wisconsin.
