Standing atop one of the many hills of Valley View Park in New Berlin, Wisconsin the sprawling canopy of tree tops ranged from deep amber hues to a vibrant red fire as far as the eye could see. To the naked eye, the rolling knolls feeding into acres upon acres of the type of beauty the northern outpost yields just before falling under sheets of snow and ice in the winter months would appear to be just another spectacular nature park, but to the aware like current One FC welterweight champion Ben Askren, Valley View is a proving ground.