BEN ASKREN RETIRES FROM MMA
Las Vegas, NV (November 19th, 2019)– Ben Askren, 35, (19-2, 1 NC) retires from MMA after having a successful career of where he had won Bellator, ONE world championships and competed in the UFC at the end of his career, which he went 1-2. Most recently he lost to Demian Maia by a 3rd round submission and lost by a 5-second flying knee KO to Jorge Masvidal earlier in 2019. Askren owns notable wins over Robbie Lawler, current Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima, UFC veteran Lyman Good and Shinya Aoki.
I’m retiring from the sport of MMA,” Askren said on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on ESPN. “Frankly, I’m retiring from everything.”
Askren, who said he’s had hip issues for the past “3-5 years-ish,” was coming off back-to-back losses, the most recent to Demian Maia in the main event of UFC Singapore on Oct. 26.
“I’ve been having hip problems, and I finally had the discussion with my doctor … and I need a [left] hip replacement,” Askren said. “So, man, that’s it for me. I’ve been thinking about this for a week and what I was going to say, and I’m filled with gratitude for how great of a career I’ve been able to have, even though obviously, in the end, it did not turn out to go my way.”
Check out the ESPN MMA video below where Askren discusses his retirement and MMA career.
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