Ben Askren already has a roadmap drawn out in his head for how 2019 is going to go.
Askren, the undefeated former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight king, traveled to the United Kingdom this week, ostensibly to pick a fight with the winner of UFC London’s main event between contenders Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal. Askren predicted that Till will emerge victorious from the contest and has made the Liverpudlian the target of his many callouts. And as Askren told fans in London on Friday, he believes that Till will be the final step he needs to clear to earn a shot at UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.