When word first started to spread that Ben Askren was UFC-bound in a promotional trade, the undefeated ONE Championship veteran took to Twitter and started beefs with nearly everyone on the roster. Inside or outside the welterweight division, nobody was safe.
Nobody, that is, except Robbie Lawler. Even after it was announced that Lawler would be Askren’s UFC welcoming committee, the verbal fireworks were nowhere to be found.
“Robbie’s just a nice guy. There’s not much bad to say about him,” Askren explained. “When you trash-talk, you’ve got to be genuine, you can’t be someone you aren’t.