Ben Askren will lock horns with another formidable opponent before he takes on Jorge Masvidal at UFC 239 this summer.
Askren will face Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs in a wrestling match for Beat the Streets “Grapple at the Garden” at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater on May 6. Askren and Burroughs will square off at 74 kg, or approximately 163 pounds. It is the 10th annual fundraising event put together by Beat the Streets, the largest grassroots inner city wrestling program in the United States.
Askren was a two-time NCAA Division I national championship wrestler at the University of Missouri in 2006 and 2007.