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Ben Askren fight off, ONE boss 'disgusted' by 'scared' Luis Santos' actions

Ben Askren won't be fighting this weekend, through no fault of his own.

The ONE Championship welterweight champion was supposed to defend his belt n a rematch with Luis Santos at ONE: Pride of Lions on Friday in Sinapore. The title, however, was taken off the table when Santos missed weight by two pounds (172) Thursday. Askren gave "Sapo" a chance to fight anyway -- provided the Brazilian did not weigh more than 190 pounds in a second weigh-in Friday morning.

According to a tweet from ONE CEO Victor Cui, Santos refused to agree to those terms and the fight was scrapped.