Ben Askren has taken aim at just about every welterweight on the UFC roster. Except for one glaring omission — the champion Tyron Woodley.
Askren was a college wrestling teammate of Woodley at the University of Missouri. The two are good friends and currently still train together. Askren is frequently in Woodley’s corner for bouts.
So despite Askren coming to the UFC following a ground-breaking trade with ONE Championship that will send Demetrious Johnson to ONE, “Funky” will not be trying for a UFC 170-pound title fight any time soon.