Ben Askren isn’t hiding from his loss to Jake Paul much less allowing that fight to change his demeanor regardless of how it all played out.
This past weekend at the Triller Fight Club pay-per-view, the retired UFC fighter suffered a brutal first round knockout after Paul blasted him with a right hand that put him down on the canvas. While Askren was able to get back to his feet, he was still wobbled by the shot and the referee determined that he could no longer continue.
The stoppage came at 1:59 in the first round and while Askren certainly isn’t celebrating the outcome, he’s also not going to make any excuses or pretend like the knockout is some kind of huge, life altering moment for him.