Ben Askren’s final appearance for ONE Championship cage and was flawless.
Unbeaten in MMA, the welterweight champion faced Japanese veteran Shinya Aoki in his retirement fight at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday. Aoki pulled guard seconds into the bout, but Askren picked him up from the ground and slammed him back down.
Askren went into Aoki’s guard and immediately rocked him with a right hand, and kept landing shots until Aoki turned and the referee called it at the 57-second mark.
Amir Khan and Adrian Pang put on an exciting contest in the co-main event.