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Ben Askren regrets not focusing on jiu-jitsu: ‘I could’ve gotten better at choking people’

Regardless of your opinion about Ben Askren, the man did have a respectable pro MMA career. But as he looks back on his own accomplishments, “Funky” revealed having a single regret, something he could’ve done more.

The 36-year-old retired marquee fighter spoke about it during a recent Q&A session on Twitter.

“The one thing I think I would have changed if I could go back, I didn’t ever think I was going to fight until 2019,” Askren began (transcript by MMA Fighting). “I never thought that would be the case. I thought I’d be retired way before.