UFC welterweight Ben Askren views his UFC 239 loss to Jorge Masvidal from a unique perspective. “Funky” feels responsible for Masvidal’s sudden boost in popularity after scoring the highlight reel knockout and setting a new UFC record from it.
“I will acknowledge that I made him this popular. I brought the best in him, So it’s fine, it’s part of the game. We were the most anticipated fight by far on the biggest card of the year,” Askren said last week on the Ariel Helwani MMA Show.
“Jorge can say I’m a dick, or whatever the hell he wants to say about me, but if he wasn’t so rude, he should probably say, ‘Thank you for making me a lot of money.