Ben Askren suffered one of the worst knockout defeats in MMA history at UFC 239, crumpling to the canvas just five seconds into his highly anticipated welterweight bout with Jorge Masvidal after being blasted with a flying knee.
The former ONE FC and Bellator welterweight champion has a long road back to title contention but, speaking to ESPN at yesterday’s ESPY award show, teammate Tyron Woodley, who trains with Askren at Roufusport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin believes the loss will make ‘Funky’ a ‘better man’ and a ‘better fighter’.
“I talked to him a little bit,” Woodley said, per MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew.