Amid calls for a potential mixed martial arts rematch with his fellow retired former welterweight contender, Jorge Masvidal, former Bellator MMA and ONE Championship champion, Ben Askren has claimed the Floridan is “scared of being embarrassed” – if the duo share the Octagon again.
Askren, a former welterweight contender under the banner of the UFC and three-fight veteran under the Dana White-led banner, called time on his professional mixed martial arts career back in November 2019, after undergoing hip surgery.
Briefly returning to combat sports in the time since, Askren took on recent winner, the outspoken Jake Paul in a first venture into the squared circle, suffering a thunderous first round KO loss in the pair’s professional boxing match.