Ben Askren flew all the way to the Philippines. He was hoping to fight for more than just two minutes or, at the very least, have a clear outcome.
Askren's ONE Championship welterweight title defense against Luis Santos ended in a no contest last Friday in Manila when Askren accidentally poked Santos in the eye at 2:19 of the first round. Santos was unable to continue, leaving pretty much everyone in the Mall of Asia Arena feeling unsatisfied.
"I felt like I poked him, but it felt like just a little poke," Askren told MMAFighting.