Out of all of the current elite names in mixed martial arts (MMA) today, ONE welterweight champion Ben Askren is most likely the best fighter to never compete under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner. That's been made possible by bad blood and a "boring" fighting style.
Never seeing Askren test his world-class wrestling against the best 170-pound competitors in the world has been an absolute crime, but the 32-year-old undefeated champion may be closer to the real thing as ever before. Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is sort of a free agent, which may allow Askren to finally get his hands on the world's greatest.