The mere mention of Ben Askren can turn people into crazed rage monsters, and that goes for MMA fans the world over. Speaking with MMAFighting.com's Marc Raimondi, ONE Championship CEO Victor Cui discussed his company's welterweight champion, and how he irks many of the Singapore-based promotion's fans.
"I think in a lot of countries in Asia, they want to see the loudmouth, arrogant American get beat up," said Cui. "I'm not saying that is what Askren is. I'm not saying that about a champion. The stereotype of Americans in Asia is being loudmouth, arrogant and bragging, all this kind of stuff.