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Ben Askren plans return to wrestling, says ‘never say never’ on MMA comeback

Former Bellator champ and UFC fighter Ben Askren has always been a dogged competitor, all the way back to when he started wrestling in his youth. After his unfortunate retirement due to hip problems, he has now somewhat unsurprisingly expressed the possibility of coming back to putting on 4-ounce gloves.

In a recent interview with MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, the 36-year-old detailed the process of recovering from hip surgery and the overall benefits that have resulted from it. The pain that he felt from the strain on one side of his body was gone virtually overnight.