Ben Askren has his hands full with his UFC debut in March, but he is already thinking about what may come afterwards.
Askren, a former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight champion, is scheduled to make his long-awaited first Octagon appearance against former UFC champ Robbie Lawler at UFC 235. The event takes place March 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Askren, however, has called out just about every top contender in the UFC welterweight division — including Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington — as well as UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Askren said in a tweet Saturday that he wants to fight Nurmagomedov for the UFC 165-pound title later this year.