Undefeated welterweight Ben Askren considers himself to be a big deal, especially among fight fans. And while some major MMA figures criticize his fighting style saying they’d “rather watch two flies f—k” than see him fight, for “Funky” Ben, it’s all about his personality.
“I don’t think the number of followers has anything to do with how good I am fighting,” Askren said on a recent episode of UFC Unfiltered (transcript via MMA NYTT). “That said, I am good at fighting and I do have a lot of followers. So I think it will help me get the bigger fights because I know the UFC pay attention to those metrics whether it warrants it or not.