While Ben Askren’s next fight in the Octagon will be Jorge Masvidal at UFC 239, the former ONE and Bellator champion has been booked to face an Olympic champion on the mats in May.
Jordan Burroughs is 5-time world champion who took home gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. Burroughs has won all there is to win in wrestling and at the collegiate level he was a 2-time NCAA champion and the winner of the Hodge Trophy. Interestingly, Burroughs and Askren will meet at 163lbs, a full 8 lbs lighter than Askren is contracted to weigh in at when he fights in the welterweight division.