19-2 is an insane record in MMA. So many people who disparage the guy will never ever compete in combat sports and realize how much work goes into that. I was never a huge Ben Askren fan, but I appreciate his hustle and dedication to the hardest sport in the world. Great video dude
Typical guy who knows nothing about fighting talking about his record of "19-2". Julio Cesaer Chaver Jr was 40-0+ with all wins over mexican cab drivers. Nate Diaz record does not look as flashy as Bens but it's much better since he fought real competition and actually beat real good fighters in his career.
@@billrerikson6378bro just said ben never fought againts top fighter in ONE FC and bellator, what a casual💀 edit: and yet, ben record is better than mumble jumble nate diaz
@@billrerikson6378 please, by all means go tell Julio that. Oh and if you don't mind have someone record it when you tell him. I don't wanna miss him whipping his first white guy ass. Both guys, Ben and Nate both have that IT element. Ain't neither one of those guys back away from a fight. And you best know your gonna have fight the whole fight cause they both are gonna let you know you've been in a fight .
He fought a bunch of tomato cans in the minor leagues. He talked himself up a ridiculous amount when he got to the big show, only to get KO'd in 5 seconds by a journeyman. He was indeed an embarrassing failure in the UFC.
He retired under 40, set for life on money, and with the respect of everyone who really matters to him, including his family. Almost nobody does that well. Ever.
Dude was born to be a wrestler and excels at that to the fullest. He proved wrestling is effective and to be respected in the ring. Glad he’s doing well!
Askren is the most harshly judged fighter of all time, out of 22 fights, he lost TWICE yet he is seen as a meme. He didn't reach his potential but he still had a very respectable career and is without a doubt, one of the greatest grapplers ever that competed in MMA. At their absolute primes, Askren vs Khabib would've been extremely competitive, that tells you something.
@olidouze8022 Yeah he would've kept his aura and legacy as an undefeated fighter had he stayed retired but maybe money was more important, he took the chance at competing with the best in the UFC and he came short, big time.
@ap4702 Lima, Aoki and Koreshkov were solid fighters. Had he entered into the UFC earlier he was likely he would have seen a few losses but he would've still seen a lot success, easily one of the best grapplers in the WW division.
This comments sums it up, pretty much why I wanted to make this video with a stupid title, click and then watch me tell you for 45 minuets why he is great
@@stanparker9556 from a ref perspective I understand. His arm went limp and was checked, and the response was not convincing. Don’t think lawyer had any answer for that choke at all.
@@stanparker9556Robbie wasn’t out but he should’ve known better than to let his arm drop like that. He’s experienced enough to know the impression it gives.
Ben is still a legend and had a massive following without the ufc , people really dont realize how good Ben was , by the time he got the ufc he was on a two year layoff and had a hip replacement
Ben Askren's Career is really anything but embarrassing or failed. His MMA record sits at 19-2-0 and he has multiple medals, including several golds, in different official wrestling competitions. He is set for life and has a beautiful wife and kids. Given that 90% of the population would never want to even set their foot in the ring I would say that is a pretty impressive career.
Meh only medal that matters when you're that good is the 3 Olympic ones. 1 in particular. believe when i say he would trade them all for just one Olympic one.
I never heard of Askren until the Paul fight. My initial reaction was "this guys an idiot". But my curiosity led me to do some research on him. This man really has won at life, as a fighter and family man. Yeah he had two embarassing losses but he's so humble about everything he does. There's not enough of that anymore
Um.... He was never humble in mma. Never. That's why he got dogged so bad. He was cocky as fk with a big mouth, calling out and making fun of everyone. And he had a coward fighting style. He was quickly and ruthlessly found out in the UFC. And what do you know ? Getting smashed finally humbled that big mouth. Funny how that happens.
@@JaemanEdwards what does a "coward fighting style" mean? he won 19 matches, all within the scope of the rules. I don't see what's cowardly about that. And is losses? you'd have to be a real loser to not be able to beat up an old man who needs a hip replacement, so I'm not gonna hold them against him...
askren went to my highschool and his wrestling academy is in my area. he is currently coaching 3 national champions in wrestling so regardless of mma dude is one hell of a wrestling coach
If I was to mail you a large paper grocery sack, ronison lighter fluid, a large box of matches, and a 1 gallon jug filled with mostly mine, but others as a container of human excrement, would you up to the challenge and mind set of taking the payment I'm willing to offer you to light the biggest bag of shit on fire at one or all of those locations? This man is everything that is wrong with the sport now days. I would go as far as to say Ben Askren is soft.....
@FinbarrOSleibhin Embarrassing. Exactly what I would expect out of an Askren fan. The B leagues are all better than the UFC. Just like in the NBA. Everyone knows the real test is the Euro league. If you can win there you are basically the next Jordan.
I don't associate the Paul fight with his career, that boxing and it wasn't a surprise to many what the outcome would be. He seemed happy with the payday and you could tell by his body being worse than normal.
@Fewzahmoney motivates but I think he said he thought Jake wasn’t a good boxer He knew he wasn’t but he had experience fighting & thought he was better If Jake was that good he’d get knocked out But he didn’t think he was that good How good is the question but he clearly had a sense of standard’s
Underrated? lol?? He is extremely overrated like what? He was considered to be one of the best welterweights on the planet, and the dude can't strike :)) and i don't mean just punch, nah, the dude CANNOT punch, kick, knee or eblow. I can head down my street and find 10 random dudes that can strike better than Askren and they never took any martial arts lessons. It seems deplorable and completely pathetic and unacceptable to me to do a sport for 10+ years and not practice like half of it =))) Askren is the most overrated fighter in History and your comment is trash, he also wiped his arse with his name and legacy for 500k when he accepted the Paul fight, only a fool would have not seen the outcome considering Ben's childish, laughable and sad striking. What he did prove when joining the UFC was that Bellator and OneFC has sub par competition, and sub par competition that cannot wrestle for sheit which is why Ben managed to be champ in both of these companies, but got destroyed once he faced the more well rounded fighters in the UFC. Besides Israel Adesanya being in a division with pretty much no grappling threats which is why him as a striker managed to get the belt, but other than him there is currently no UFC champ that is not well rounded, Ben was and will never be close to UFC champ caliber because he is missing half of the skillset for this sport, and it's extremely laughable to me that people would ever consider him "one of the greats", nah, he just proved MMA is full with dumbass strikers that also practice only half the sport :))
I hope Ben Askren watches this. He deserves to know that many people admire and respect him for what he has done in the sport. Not all of us mma fans judge fighters at their worst. It says a lot when even Jorge expressed a desire to train with Ben after Colby beat him up but acknowledged it was impossible because of the way he acted after winning.
Many more bum losers who haven't and will never accomplish 1/1000 of what Ben has, who don't have 1/1000 the money Ben does, who don't have a loving family and self respecf. Yah, I'm sure the opinion of those who "laugh" at him are a huge bother to him😂
@@mohammedkhaliq1475ya honestly I love MMA, Boxing, the sheer will power and stories that go along with every fighter but I don’t like many of the personalities of the fans, and those that train MMA. I was taught discipline and respect in Karate, I train in BJJ now with people doing it to be the best ever and that same emphasis on respect and discipline is just not there and many of the fans are like flies on a light that fail to appreciate everything except a win streak.
In a sport full of arseholes, Ben remained a man of perspective and credibility. Nobody wants to play as him on UFC 4, but I'm sure he's more at peace in himself than Conor.
It's funny how a good part of the most admired MMA fighters are horrible human beings; McGregor, Khabib, Khamzat, Jon Jones...if they weren't in the UFC, everybody would hate them.
I knew very little about him. I just assumed he was a loser, I never knew he had such an accomplished wrestling /fighting career. I had no idea. This video opened my eyes. Thank you.
Honestly, I don’t care if Lawler was “out” or not. Fighting 50% mental and based on fight IQ. If Lawler wasn’t smart enough to not let his arm go completely limp while in a submission. That’s on him and that’s a loss, more mentally than physically.
Except you can see he has a thumbs up the entire time he was in no danger anyone who understands bjj knows that was a face crank at best there’s no such thing as going out from that its nonsense that people keep perpetuating lies
Was he a failure though? He spent his prime in another promotion, had one fluke win, one fluke loss, then his body fell apart, it’s just kind of unfortunate
This is really inspiring. Askren was spot on about people projecting their own fears of being in a similar situation like getting knocked out. I know I felt that way after the Flying Knee. Yet, I also remember he did an interview 2 days later on Monday after that fight. That alone showed who Askren really was as a man. Everything he said actually inspired me. Made me realize that even if I'm embarrassed on a big stage, Life still goes on. Great video!
Ben Askren shows a lot of heart fronting after his losses. But he can say all he wants. His career will always be remembered for those meme knockouts. And he brought it all on himself. Big mouths always end up getting shut.
@@tyopsie And if you are an idiot, that matters to you, and is more important than being a good person. Some of us boomers still believe many things are more important than how much money someone makes. Sad that kids don't care about that stuff anymore. I am sure everything will work out just fine for us long term.
I feel like Ben Askren and Dominick Cruz both had similar careers in the sense that they had so much time wasted. Cruz due to injuries, and Askren due to his issues with Dana White delaying his entry into the UFC. In my opinion, Askren entered the UFC 4 years too late to be a true contender for the title. It would’ve been really interesting to have seen him enter the UFC much earlier than he did
I think if you rerun that Askren v Masvidal fight 10 times, Askren wins at least 8/10. Just so happens that we live in a timeline where one of the 2/10 results happened. I could be wrong obviously, but that's how I see it.
As far as the Lawler fight, that bulldog choke is very dangerous. Anyone who has fully been in that will tell you how it feels. Especially when a machine like Ben Askren has it. I am with Herb.
I agree I don’t ever think it warranted a rematch, everyone and their mum thought Robbie went out, and more than likely he did, just muddies the water when he stands back up
The only desire for the rematch came from people who believed the outcome was unfair because Ben "deserved" to get demolished. Haters. It revealed Dana's true colors, as well. He used his position of power to get rid of a fighter he had no use for to profit from punishing one he didn't like in his personal gladiatorial arena. He's totally right that Dana's a scumbag and the only thing I think was understated in the video is how much this whole saga backs that up. There's no way Dana wasn't aware of Ben's health issues. He was buying a lamb for slaughter and threw a fit when it skipped the first scheduled execution.
People train all their lives to resist attacks and when they see the ultimate choke defense they often scoff. Sure you can get lucky with your defense or you can simply go limp. There's no point choking you when you die so they eventually let go.
He went 1-2 against three top-10 welterweights after a three year retirement, and he was entertaining to listen to. Wouldn't call it embarrassing in the slightest.
I've never been a fan of Askren's antics in the UFC, but I always admired how he was able to stay composed even after devastating losses. You learn a lot about character and the importance of mindset by watching how elite fighters respond to losses. The Rousey's of the world are crushed by them and are never the same again. Others learn from them and put them in the proper context within the greater scheme of life. This was a great documentary. Keep em coming! Sub'd.
What were his antics? He was never even inflammatory. Just straight up dad joke style banter like a PG WWE wrestler lol. Snarky and cocksure of himself, sure. I'm not a massive fan of him but the guy was never all that hateable.
When you have someone making a 45minute RUclips video about your life….you’ve done something really remarkable. Whether you are the best, or were a disappointment, you have made your mark.
The sport is less interesting without Ben. Much like Dominick Cruz, he never really cursed or flew off the handle but could instantly pick a fight with words and win.
There seems to be a category of fighter’s like this Gsp for example has maybe the most brutal trash talk Just cutting & cerebral Conor makes fun of people & feel uncool,embarrassed & masculated But Gsp makes people reconsider who they think they are For one difference
Well made y'all! I'm a fellow Missourian but never really found Ben's story until he was retiring from mma. Incredible, it is unfortunate so many are so quick to judge and cling to negativity.
Grew up in Missouri as well. Now in Idaho. My son is in martial arts and started wrestling this year in first grade along with playing hockey. Gotta keep 'em busy!
I respect for him getting out there and trying. He fought and competed in the UFC. A lot of critics and people laughing have likely never been in an MMA fight. As you've said, he's also got other endeavors outside of fighting. He probably got a good bag from boxing Jake Paul and is comfortably retired and able to provide for himself and his family. That's a bigger win in my book. None of us can defeat Father Time and the gradual breakdown of bodies.
@@kingofgames7001 he joined the ufc after he retired from mma. he was done with mma but the ufc made the trade. also it's not embarrassing to choke out robbie lawler.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Jesus saves, accepting salvation is the only REAL win!
The problem with UFC fans is that there are literally multiple journeymen who are referred to as ‘legends’. It makes the whole sport look bargain basement. Jake Paul has beaten 3 UFC ‘legends’… so far! 😂
Here In Wisconsin, Ben teaches AWA, which is an elite wrestling club for kids at any age. I have only been taught by him once with some other kids too. Every once in a while, I'll see him at local tournaments. Currently, I prefer Nazars Wrestling Acadamy, but in the end, being able to see and embrace with Ben Askren is a cool experience.
As someone who grew up in the same conference as Arrowhead High School (where he went to school) him and his brother were admired by everyone. You would stop and watch them wrestle whenever you were at a tournament. I attended a wrestling camp of his, and he was a really nice guy, giving personal help to everyone. One knee to the face and people forget his wrestling career, and his time Bellator? I never got all the hate he received.
I think Ben deserves respect not despite his late career, but specifically for how he conducted his later career. The man didn't let pride come between him and getting a few more big big old bags of money before retiring for good, and was secure enough and able to take ut as good as he dished it out so well that he is not haunted by any of it, and returned to coach wrestling with an extra couple million dollars for his lack of insecurity!
He also could’ve easily made excuses. He could’ve very validly posted about his hip physical therapy and upcoming surgeries but he didn’t. Askren never gave any excuse other than he wasn’t the better fighter that day. Even after being ridiculed, even by his opponents, he never stooped low enough to take away for what he agreed to.
The Askren wrestling academy is churning out national and international champions. He has plenty to be proud of and his work is going to sustain the athletic landscape for future generations.
its ok to be wrong about something that doesnt change your life at all. wrestling and MMA in America at least are two peas in a pod. ATT built Bo Nickal his own gym so they could have a relationship with Penn State
Ben has been a legend for a long time. As a wrestler, i was familiar with him already. His decade-long unbeaten atreak was something else. Many mma fans exposed themselves by not even knowing how good Ben was in his prime
lmfao stop the cap, ben has never been considered a legend by anyone except for rogan and his followers. anyone who watched pride knows askren just doesnt compare.... look at Askrens resume, its a fucking joke. you really think askren would have the same career against guys like anderson silva, nogueira or sakuraba???? anyone who says ben is anywhere close to a legend has exposed themselves for being severely ignorant and unknowledgeable in MMA. Rogan did not do you guys a favor with that.
Most people who do train some type of martial art and watch MMA don’t train wrestling, stand up arts are just more popular. More adults do BJJ than wrestling because wrestling is something you need to get into in high school. I don’t think fans “exposed” themselves
@anon2427 He was undefeated for a decade. A lot of the fans I interact with are clueless about most things. Maybe they should follow wrestling a little more then. And I started wrestling at 9. Not to get into high school. Goofy comment
Ben would make a perfect case study into mob mentality and viral fame. For the vast majority of his life this guy did nothing but win, then he gets sat down by RUclipsr and becomes a meme. He’s now far more famous for the one loss than he ever was for his wins, to the point where his whole career has been overwritten in mainstream eyes. People suck, and social media has given us all the ability to spread our suckishness instantaneously.
Bruh people don’t give a shit, this happened years ago and even when it did nearly everyone just said askren didn’t give a fuck and just won money for free
Internet and social media can be very toxic. People who know nothing like to pile on to embarrass and humiliate others to elevate their own status in their sick little heads.
He's def not a failure. Great fighter, one of the few successful purests using mostly his first martial art wrestling to achieve top ten level status who put it all on the line. Something his haters can't comprehend. His career defines the saying "live by the sword, die by the sword". No shame in his work.
#cope.... he was a failure ... he won on some b rate program fighting soup cans.... or excuse me "Pulling the Narmagamedof" laying on soup cans with an embarrassing name caliber on his fight lineage over time. He sucks.
@@JaneDoe-sv1mk he won the vast majoirty of his fights and before that he had a lot of accomplishments too. why do judge his WHOLEEEEEEE career off of a couple losses when they would NEVER put pinky toe in the octagon with pros
I truly believe if that fluke knee didn't land then ben ragdolls masvidal, funny how different things could be for him in an alternate timeline where instead of being a meme for casuals he would be hailed as the welterweight GOAT alongside GSP.
@@MakoTheFrognothing “fluke” about it. They played into Bens strengths and turned it against him, they knew he’d drop and shoot cos he’s a wrestler. It’s an unfortunate result to have on your record and all that but shit happens in mma.
Thank you for properly setting up the Masvidal knee. It happened in 6 seconds but there was a lifetime of effort behind it, and it made a journeyman a star in front of everyone. It's as good as it gets. Among the greatest strikes in UFC history
I do love me some street Jesus. And if you don't think a street fighter has odd strikes I dunno what to tell ya. MAYBE don't go for a double leg takedown telegraphed to heck and back either. Askren is one of the best, and I'm glad he's got to relax and stay at home. He seems like a genuinely good guy.
Oh come on. A flying knee does not take a lifetime of training or effort. He thought he'd try and pull off a cheeky stunt and caught him off guard. I for one thought fk all of it.
@@pieathartlollllll he’s a cringe gate keeper cuz he couldn’t beat the champ that was considered at the time by some to be on track to be the best ever in the division? He’s lost to plenty that would’ve been a better example lmao. His streak to the title shot was arguably more impressive than Leon’s too. Then again we’re at a transitional period, but welterweight as a whole is kinda shit right now lol.
Ben was as good as the best Welterweights in the world in his prime, by the time he got to the UFC his hips were half their original size and he was physically broken. He took some real hit at the end of his career but he's still standing. I like Ben, he's a real man.
@@eriklarson9137 you could say that about any trash talker in the UFC, and about anyone who as been KO'd happens all the time just don't know why u hate on Askren when he is an amazing Wrestler/MMA fighter, you seem like the type of person who doesn't apricate the hard work of others/Fighters.
@@eriklarson9137 if you are gonna fight who cares about trash talk. if he talked shit and DIDNT fight then it would be embarrassing. fighters talk shit and get knocked out every day.
Not gonna lie from a wrestlers pov I felt bad for Askren and wanted the best for him in the ufc. Back when I started wrestling in 7th grade my wrestling coach would show us Ben Askren’s old matches from high school and NCAA and a few of his MMA fights and that planted the seed for my style when I first started. I would always look for scrambles in situations, cheap tilts and eventually got so good at awareness and body control I started doing what we call “Funk & Junk” which was heavily inspired by Askren at a very fast pace in matches. Thinking back to it all now from middle school-college all my success in wrestling was all thanks to him his style of wrestling inspired me so much and it led me through a great wrestling career.
@@retro2485it never ceases to amaze me how many ppl are ruthless in mocking with mma fighters.. the guts and self confidence it takes to get into the octagon and fight in front of a crowd and god knows how many at home is unfathomable to me.. when they get knocked out to a cheering crowd they have to stand up and take it like a professional and its ALL on them.. not a team sport like soccer where u share the loss with other ppl.. I'm not saying they arent fair game for criticism but i just dont get how u can not appreciate how much they put on the line
@@heybri I understand where you coming from lad. I was just shit talking ben is definitely that dude he went undefeated in 2 organizations. Also he was out of his prime with a lot of bad injuries when he made it to the ufc. I bet on him to win against Jorge 200 dollars against my friend so I’m still salty about it😅
This documentary you've made is crazy good. Thanks for making it and sharing it with all of us! This was a real treat. I followed Ben's career since before the UFC, and he really was incredible at what he did.
Prime Ben would have dominated UFC. What happened to him is exactly what happens to every legend that comes back and tries to fight the best guys. Even George only came back to fight a 1 eyed old man then ran away gain. He knew what the guys would do to him now.
GSP was too good for Askren. Love Askren, but that's my opinion. His wrestling was good enough to prevent the takedowns or get back to his feet. And on the feet wasn't even a fair fight. Khabib would have been a more interesting fight, especially early on when khabib's standup wasn't as good as it became.
@@GalactusOG😂 Ben Askren wouldn't have dominated shit. There's a reason why all the best fighters are in the UFC. The standard at One Championship and Bellator is that bad. He was your classic Chael Sonnen. Big Mouth wrestler who couldn't really fight.
Askren is tough as shit. Watching that Lawler fight live I legit thought Ben was dead when he got slammed on his head and neck. Then the ground and pound after was ferocious. Fucking nutty toughness
This man has done more for the youth then 80% of the population , He has opened 4+ Grappling Gyms and continues to Persevere 🔥 Nothing embarrassing about taking your dreams and making it to the UFC / One Championship
@@JaemanEdwardsand you sound like askren stole your girl or something the way you're going into literally every comment to talk shit to anyone who has anything slightly positive to say about the guy 💀
I’m not gonna lie, he seemed pretty fucking likeable to me all the way through this documentary, even though he got destroyed in the end… still seems like a winner to me. 💯
No matter what ppl will say lets not forget this man got up there and did what 99% of man only ""think"" they can do to those opponents . and did won many of his fights.
Specialists like he was, are so fun. A one-trick that no one could stop in his prime. People HAD to get better at what he was elite, in order to counter him. No one really beat him grappling.
I'd always been a fan of Askren ever since I first heard of him and this video made me appreciate him even more. This sport has a serious shortage of genuinely good guys like him.
The fact that Dana White didn't want Ben Askren because he's "boring" just shows you that the UFC is not about who is the best fighter, it's about who is the most entertaining fighter. If it's boring then punish his opponents for making it boring by losing to it. I wanna see the best not "the best who happen to fight in interesting ways"
I would love to see something about how he was an undefeated world champion beating killers at Bellator and ONE FC for like 20 years then retiring undefeated.
It's a shame Ben didn't a glorious moment in his last fight so that people's last memory, of this objectively very effective and accomplished mma fighter, wasn't him eating knee cap. I'm glad he's the happy go lucky type of guy, so that he's not a tragic story now... just seems to be a happy wrestling coach getting on with his life, which is the epitome of non-failure in itself; to be happy when your career is over.
Unforunately life isn't fair and we often don't dictate our own legacy. If Ben Askren hadn't gone in so low maybe it might've changed the outcome of both. There was so much trash talking whoever wont that fight's career was over. One thing is for sure Askren was right Masvidal didn't care about Lawler's legacy. The Askren fight didn't hurt it.
one thing i admire about him is that he always made weight and showed up to his fights no matter what. There are too many people always missing weight or dropping out of fights and even the champions are guilty of this.
#cope.... he was a failure ... he won on some b rate program fighting soup cans.... or excuse me "Pulling the Narmagamedof" laying on soup cans with an embarrassing name caliber on his fight lineage over time. He sucks.
When he lost to Masividal, everyone trashed Askren. It made it seem that Askren was a major jerk and Masividal was some hero and a cool guy. Years, later, interviews, actions in real life, the exact opposite is true.
That arm going down was a sure sign of Lawler being out. You couldn't explain it either way. If Herb hadn't stopped it, how would that have ended? Masvidal got lucky, and would have lost had he not landed that knee. Askren's run in the UFC was unfortunate. It shouldn't define his life or career. He's still awesome.
Honestly I always thought it was sad that the ufc really had the audacity to trade Demetrius Johnson for this clown, but I didn’t realize that he was as accomplished of a fighter as he was in other promotions that ultimately led to the trade. That’s impressive to go to the Olympics then become a multi promotion champ.
@ how is me acknowledging both sides of a situation “clown” and “unemployed” behavior? Are you seriously that bored and sad in your life. You’re on the internet cosplaying as a South Park character and starting shit. Grow up
@Bzzy225 and you're on the internet pretending to be a guy that isn't you while bringing up others doing it. You don't see how that is clown behavior? The hypocrisy
@ how am I pretending to be anyone? All I did was give a simple take on an mma topic. Geez buddy lay off the good juice bc I have no idea what you’re talking about at this point
Amazing commentary at the end 10/10 video. I too thought Askren was a joke but look at what he achieved and what he has, I realise I was so wrong. I respect Askren now, life is bigger than always chasing a specific goal.
Thank you for this video. Your quality of work and research is perfect. A lot of people don’t know but Ben is a legend in Missouri where he wrestled. I really wish people understood his career better. It makes me happy knowing that you undoubtedly changed someone’s perspective on Ben Askren.
When you have a wife who embraces you after a loss, when you have children who welcome you home, then you clearly have won in life.
So true.
You're right. He was a wrestler who couldn't really fight who inevitably got found out. But it's all just side stuff. He's already got his bonus.
@@JaemanEdwards he was an MMA champion. Boxing isn’t a real fight.
@@JaemanEdwards He just came too late. I have no doubt a prime Askren would've made waves in the UFC even with his non-existent striking.
@@harorider96 An MMA champion of a lower competition is not really a champion.
19-2 is an insane record in MMA. So many people who disparage the guy will never ever compete in combat sports and realize how much work goes into that. I was never a huge Ben Askren fan, but I appreciate his hustle and dedication to the hardest sport in the world. Great video dude
Typical guy who knows nothing about fighting talking about his record of "19-2". Julio Cesaer Chaver Jr was 40-0+ with all wins over mexican cab drivers. Nate Diaz record does not look as flashy as Bens but it's much better since he fought real competition and actually beat real good fighters in his career.
@@billrerikson6378bro just said ben never fought againts top fighter in ONE FC and bellator, what a casual💀
edit: and yet, ben record is better than mumble jumble nate diaz
@@billrerikson6378 please, by all means go tell Julio that. Oh and if you don't mind have someone record it when you tell him. I don't wanna miss him whipping his first white guy ass. Both guys, Ben and Nate both have that IT element. Ain't neither one of those guys back away from a fight. And you best know your gonna have fight the whole fight cause they both are gonna let you know you've been in a fight .
@@billrerikson6378 you know UFC fighters say perfect records don't matter and aren't relevant when talking about who is the 'best"?
He fought a bunch of tomato cans in the minor leagues. He talked himself up a ridiculous amount when he got to the big show, only to get KO'd in 5 seconds by a journeyman. He was indeed an embarrassing failure in the UFC.
He retired under 40, set for life on money, and with the respect of everyone who really matters to him, including his family. Almost nobody does that well. Ever.
Ok, to the rest of the world hes a big mouth hasbeen that showed his true colors as a loser in MMA! Money cant buy your pride and dignity back.
...and his brain is still intact
Nobody talk about he is probably one of the only guys in the ufc not sneaking roid cycles and still ran through a lot of top guys
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Ok are we comparing lives or are we talking mix martial arts.
He fucking sucked ass.
Dude was born to be a wrestler and excels at that to the fullest. He proved wrestling is effective and to be respected in the ring. Glad he’s doing well!
Cause Fedor Dan Severn and Don Frye didn't already prove that long before.
embrace* first glance I read "embarrass"
He’s the GOAT imo since he told Dana the truth for yrs and that Dana is a total scumbag😊
Tons successfully used wrestling in MMA and he's done nothing in the UFC so ... yeah.
Go look at the names on his record 😂
Askren is the most harshly judged fighter of all time, out of 22 fights, he lost TWICE yet he is seen as a meme. He didn't reach his potential but he still had a very respectable career and is without a doubt, one of the greatest grapplers ever that competed in MMA. At their absolute primes, Askren vs Khabib would've been extremely competitive, that tells you something.
He shouldn't have went to the ufc after retirement of ONE. Would had a better legacy that way.
@olidouze8022 Yeah he would've kept his aura and legacy as an undefeated fighter had he stayed retired but maybe money was more important, he took the chance at competing with the best in the UFC and he came short, big time.
It's called a padded record.
@ap4702 Lima, Aoki and Koreshkov were solid fighters. Had he entered into the UFC earlier he was likely he would have seen a few losses but he would've still seen a lot success, easily one of the best grapplers in the WW division.
@@ap4702 You have no idea what you’re talking about.
Funky's career is a perfect example of being great and doing awesome things, and everyone just remembering whatever they can to use against you
Everybody forgets his comeback against Robbie lawler where he was basically knocked out and came back
This comments sums it up, pretty much why I wanted to make this video with a stupid title, click and then watch me tell you for 45 minuets why he is great
@@jackchambers1839 I hate to say it but the finish in that Lawler fight was pretty suspect. It was an early stoppage at best. Lawler just wasn't out.
@@stanparker9556 from a ref perspective I understand. His arm went limp and was checked, and the response was not convincing. Don’t think lawyer had any answer for that choke at all.
@@stanparker9556Robbie wasn’t out but he should’ve known better than to let his arm drop like that. He’s experienced enough to know the impression it gives.
I have nothing but respect for Ben. He is the embodiment of hard work paying off. He never looked intimidating at all, but he damn sure got it done.
What? He sucked
@@billbally4419striking-wise? Yeah, he sucked. But wrestling-wise? He was a phenom in that area.
Masvidal says hello
If they put Askren's head on GSP's body he would've looked like a Greek statue.
@@aironklentcagatin8261 he plays frisbee golf in his free time. Wrestling maybe . He didnt scare anyone, never improved. He didnt belong in the UFC.
Ben is still a legend and had a massive following without the ufc , people really dont realize how good Ben was , by the time he got the ufc he was on a two year layoff and had a hip replacement
Why I wanted to make the video, people disrespect this man way too much, time to give him the spot light.
@@MixedMartialAcademic respect man , love the content
@@MixedMartialAcademic cool but I don't think you have to call his career an embarrassing failure
@@Devilm4n-cw8tv This must be your first time on RUclips. I can't help it that these titles are the ones people click on can i?
Most of the people hyping him up prior to his ufc entrance, had never seen him fight 😂
Ben Askren's Career is really anything but embarrassing or failed. His MMA record sits at 19-2-0 and he has multiple medals, including several golds, in different official wrestling competitions. He is set for life and has a beautiful wife and kids. Given that 90% of the population would never want to even set their foot in the ring I would say that is a pretty impressive career.
Meh only medal that matters when you're that good is the 3 Olympic ones. 1 in particular. believe when i say he would trade them all for just one Olympic one.
Has done nothing in the UFC which was miles ahead of ONE FC, 19-2 against randoms vs 19-2 against the best of the best aren't the same thing
@@heroe1486 did I ever compare the two? What was my point in the original comment?
I never heard of Askren until the Paul fight. My initial reaction was "this guys an idiot". But my curiosity led me to do some research on him. This man really has won at life, as a fighter and family man. Yeah he had two embarassing losses but he's so humble about everything he does. There's not enough of that anymore
Hey Ben.
I agree with you never heard of the guy before the fight with the Paul brother. This vid made me respect him a lot.
Um.... He was never humble in mma. Never. That's why he got dogged so bad. He was cocky as fk with a big mouth, calling out and making fun of everyone. And he had a coward fighting style. He was quickly and ruthlessly found out in the UFC. And what do you know ? Getting smashed finally humbled that big mouth. Funny how that happens.
Make sure you go by "F Delulu" if you ever step into a cage.@@JaemanEdwards
@@JaemanEdwards what does a "coward fighting style" mean? he won 19 matches, all within the scope of the rules. I don't see what's cowardly about that. And is losses? you'd have to be a real loser to not be able to beat up an old man who needs a hip replacement, so I'm not gonna hold them against him...
askren went to my highschool and his wrestling academy is in my area. he is currently coaching 3 national champions in wrestling so regardless of mma dude is one hell of a wrestling coach
And multiple age level world champions. He is still extremely relevant in the wrestling community.
If I was to mail you a large paper grocery sack, ronison lighter fluid, a large box of matches, and a 1 gallon jug filled with mostly mine, but others as a container of human excrement, would you up to the challenge and mind set of taking the payment I'm willing to offer you to light the biggest bag of shit on fire at one or all of those locations? This man is everything that is wrong with the sport now days. I would go as far as to say Ben Askren is soft.....
@FinbarrOSleibhin Embarrassing. Exactly what I would expect out of an Askren fan. The B leagues are all better than the UFC. Just like in the NBA. Everyone knows the real test is the Euro league. If you can win there you are basically the next Jordan.
Very happy to hear that!
@FinbarrOSleibhinI must be miss understanding you saying asian mma community is more "skilled" than the UFC?
An awesome documentary for a sorely underrated fighter. Him losing to Paul, was the capstone to the tragedy of Askren's career.
Yeah hurt so hard seeing that not going to lie
Unfortunately Ben should never have gone to boxing… he must knew the size difference, age and his boxing skills puts him a significant disadvantage
I don't associate the Paul fight with his career, that boxing and it wasn't a surprise to many what the outcome would be. He seemed happy with the payday and you could tell by his body being worse than normal.
@Fewzahmoney motivates but
I think he said he thought Jake wasn’t a good boxer
He knew he wasn’t but he had experience fighting & thought he was better
If Jake was that good he’d get knocked out
But he didn’t think he was that good
How good is the question but he clearly had a sense of standard’s
Underrated? lol?? He is extremely overrated like what?
He was considered to be one of the best welterweights on the planet, and the dude can't strike :)) and i don't mean just punch, nah, the dude CANNOT punch, kick, knee or eblow. I can head down my street and find 10 random dudes that can strike better than Askren and they never took any martial arts lessons.
It seems deplorable and completely pathetic and unacceptable to me to do a sport for 10+ years and not practice like half of it =)))
Askren is the most overrated fighter in History and your comment is trash, he also wiped his arse with his name and legacy for 500k when he accepted the Paul fight, only a fool would have not seen the outcome considering Ben's childish, laughable and sad striking.
What he did prove when joining the UFC was that Bellator and OneFC has sub par competition, and sub par competition that cannot wrestle for sheit which is why Ben managed to be champ in both of these companies, but got destroyed once he faced the more well rounded fighters in the UFC.
Besides Israel Adesanya being in a division with pretty much no grappling threats which is why him as a striker managed to get the belt, but other than him there is currently no UFC champ that is not well rounded, Ben was and will never be close to UFC champ caliber because he is missing half of the skillset for this sport, and it's extremely laughable to me that people would ever consider him "one of the greats", nah, he just proved MMA is full with dumbass strikers that also practice only half the sport :))
I hope Ben Askren watches this. He deserves to know that many people admire and respect him for what he has done in the sport. Not all of us mma fans judge fighters at their worst. It says a lot when even Jorge expressed a desire to train with Ben after Colby beat him up but acknowledged it was impossible because of the way he acted after winning.
Many more bum losers who haven't and will never accomplish 1/1000 of what Ben has, who don't have 1/1000 the money Ben does, who don't have a loving family and self respecf. Yah, I'm sure the opinion of those who "laugh" at him are a huge bother to him😂
@@TswanaSandsjust the casuals who know nothing about the sport.
@@mohammedkhaliq1475ya honestly I love MMA, Boxing, the sheer will power and stories that go along with every fighter but I don’t like many of the personalities of the fans, and those that train MMA. I was taught discipline and respect in Karate, I train in BJJ now with people doing it to be the best ever and that same emphasis on respect and discipline is just not there and many of the fans are like flies on a light that fail to appreciate everything except a win streak.
Ben would have helped him. He is a good Christian man.
@@sndspderbytesI really think he would have.
In a sport full of arseholes, Ben remained a man of perspective and credibility. Nobody wants to play as him on UFC 4, but I'm sure he's more at peace in himself than Conor.
It's funny how a good part of the most admired MMA fighters are horrible human beings; McGregor, Khabib, Khamzat, Jon Jones...if they weren't in the UFC, everybody would hate them.
I knew very little about him. I just assumed he was a loser, I never knew he had such an accomplished wrestling /fighting career. I had no idea. This video opened my eyes. Thank you.
Honestly, I don’t care if Lawler was “out” or not. Fighting 50% mental and based on fight IQ. If Lawler wasn’t smart enough to not let his arm go completely limp while in a submission. That’s on him and that’s a loss, more mentally than physically.
He went out he lost and after initially bitching about it he was pretty classy
Except you can see he has a thumbs up the entire time he was in no danger anyone who understands bjj knows that was a face crank at best there’s no such thing as going out from that its nonsense that people keep perpetuating lies
Ben askren is a perfect example of someone who understands life and really cares about more than money. Example of a family man and I love it
If that were true, he woudnt have accepted the Jake Paul fight, almost certainly knowing he was going to lose. He did it for the money.
@@shanetuma3845 he did it for fun you think that dude really cares about the money that much he would've actually trained them to get the bonus
@JC_Moha he didn't need the bonus, he made more in that fight than his entire career combined 😂 dudes a clown
@@shanetuma3845 nah and even then so what lmao. where is that money going? right. he was doing all of this before he was even making money.
Yeah, that’s why he agreed for Paul to beat his ass 😂
Was he a failure though? He spent his prime in another promotion, had one fluke win, one fluke loss, then his body fell apart, it’s just kind of unfortunate
Best way to put it fr
The title doesn't say HE is a failure
@@MixedMartialAcademic fair enough, I see where you’re probably going with this video then, should be much more interesting
@@pats4lifebb 45 minuets of telling people how great he is basically
Yeah overall he did well
Your documentaries are incredible. Keep up the great work!
Thank you my friend 🙏
@@MixedMartialAcademic whats the name of the music at start
THIS was simply spectacular! One of the best stories/ youtube docs I have ever watched. Thank you so much for that!
Agreed - poetic
Amazing mindset, this man truly won at life, I aspire to be able to be so self-critical yet so secure with myself that nothing can shake me
It’s a scary powerful thing. I recommend his book if you want to understand his mindset a bit more
Is Ben juicing now?
Ben Askren is secure with being a walking meme. 😂He earned that moniker.
That really impressed me as well. It's rare enough to see someone with such a healthy attitude in general, let alone in any kind of competitive field.
This is really inspiring. Askren was spot on about people projecting their own fears of being in a similar situation like getting knocked out. I know I felt that way after the Flying Knee. Yet, I also remember he did an interview 2 days later on Monday after that fight. That alone showed who Askren really was as a man. Everything he said actually inspired me. Made me realize that even if I'm embarrassed on a big stage, Life still goes on. Great video!
Ben Askren shows a lot of heart fronting after his losses. But he can say all he wants. His career will always be remembered for those meme knockouts. And he brought it all on himself. Big mouths always end up getting shut.
Well said
@@JaemanEdwards also big mouths make alot of money
@@tyopsie And if you are an idiot, that matters to you, and is more important than being a good person. Some of us boomers still believe many things are more important than how much money someone makes. Sad that kids don't care about that stuff anymore. I am sure everything will work out just fine for us long term.
@@eriklarson9137boomers are literally the generation of frivolous excess that hordes wealth like dragons
I feel like Ben Askren and Dominick Cruz both had similar careers in the sense that they had so much time wasted. Cruz due to injuries, and Askren due to his issues with Dana White delaying his entry into the UFC. In my opinion, Askren entered the UFC 4 years too late to be a true contender for the title. It would’ve been really interesting to have seen him enter the UFC much earlier than he did
Ben Askren would have never been champ in the UFC. That's the difference between the best and the rest. Askren is the rest.
@@JaemanEdwardswtf do you know 😂 look at where Jorge is
@@B8BBB8B88BB8 Uh.. retired ?
@@JaemanEdwardslook at Chael Sonnen he's never lost a single round, yet he never got to be champion.
@@botdfbvb A travesty
I can’t understand why this channel has only 100,000’subs, it’s insanity…the best documentarian I have seen on YT, unbelievable
We have our own little corner of the internet brother! Appreciate you
I think if you rerun that Askren v Masvidal fight 10 times, Askren wins at least 8/10. Just so happens that we live in a timeline where one of the 2/10 results happened. I could be wrong obviously, but that's how I see it.
As far as the Lawler fight, that bulldog choke is very dangerous. Anyone who has fully been in that will tell you how it feels. Especially when a machine like Ben Askren has it. I am with Herb.
I agree I don’t ever think it warranted a rematch, everyone and their mum thought Robbie went out, and more than likely he did, just muddies the water when he stands back up
All my years bein choked and ive never seen someone defend a choke by goin limp, tough luck for robbie 🤷🏾♂️
Going limp is not a good defense
The only desire for the rematch came from people who believed the outcome was unfair because Ben "deserved" to get demolished. Haters. It revealed Dana's true colors, as well. He used his position of power to get rid of a fighter he had no use for to profit from punishing one he didn't like in his personal gladiatorial arena. He's totally right that Dana's a scumbag and the only thing I think was understated in the video is how much this whole saga backs that up. There's no way Dana wasn't aware of Ben's health issues. He was buying a lamb for slaughter and threw a fit when it skipped the first scheduled execution.
People train all their lives to resist attacks and when they see the ultimate choke defense they often scoff.
Sure you can get lucky with your defense or you can simply go limp. There's no point choking you when you die so they eventually let go.
He went 1-2 against three top-10 welterweights after a three year retirement, and he was entertaining to listen to. Wouldn't call it embarrassing in the slightest.
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@@ImOnlySIeeping 🤨🤫
Yeah it’s not embarrassing at all, he’s accomplished so much more than any of his critics
I've never been a fan of Askren's antics in the UFC, but I always admired how he was able to stay composed even after devastating losses. You learn a lot about character and the importance of mindset by watching how elite fighters respond to losses. The Rousey's of the world are crushed by them and are never the same again. Others learn from them and put them in the proper context within the greater scheme of life. This was a great documentary. Keep em coming! Sub'd.
Devastating losses...in front of the entire world....and then the backlash from the public....all over the internet...
@@stech4444 Yep, agreed.
What were his antics? He was never even inflammatory. Just straight up dad joke style banter like a PG WWE wrestler lol. Snarky and cocksure of himself, sure. I'm not a massive fan of him but the guy was never all that hateable.
@@WashanugaHe likes to talk smack despite his padded record and embarrassing failures.
He handles losses as good as anyone ever. He's not a butt hurt kind of guy. Never liked him but respect him for this.
When you have someone making a 45minute RUclips video about your life….you’ve done something really remarkable. Whether you are the best, or were a disappointment, you have made your mark.
And in the end he still stayed true to himself and got the cash home. A lovely guy standing up against Dana.
So fucking true, well said.
Dana didn’t want him because as was just shown his OWN org didn’t want him 🙈🙈😂😂 and he tries to reframe the argument and you fall for it
@@gt2e I agree nobody wants dana
Ben “the GOAT” Askren ladies and gentlemen. Disputed and possibly defeated, greatest of all time.
Strange was to spell sonnen boy?
And just like Chael he ended up being all talk and no action. Love it when a big mouth wrestler who can't actually fight gets eventually found out.
@@JaemanEdwardswhat are you talking about? Sonnen hasn't lost a single round bud. He's undefeated.
@@botdfbvb Undefeated, undisputed ? More like undecorated, unaccomplished.
@@JaemanEdwardspretty easy to say from your couch you coward lol
The sport is less interesting without Ben. Much like Dominick Cruz, he never really cursed or flew off the handle but could instantly pick a fight with words and win.
Completely agree with this, two of my favourites
"boom Roasted"
There seems to be a category of fighter’s like this
Gsp for example has maybe the most brutal trash talk
Just cutting & cerebral
Conor makes fun of people & feel uncool,embarrassed & masculated
But Gsp makes people reconsider who they think they are
For one difference
@@lukecockburn1140 Conor just runs around yelling racial slurs to generate heat.
@@lukecockburn1140😂 GSP was the worst trash talker of all time. You can't be cutting when you can't talk english properly.
God your documentary/biography's are second to none. WOW. keep them coming and do one for every good fighter. On your way to a million.
Well made y'all! I'm a fellow Missourian but never really found Ben's story until he was retiring from mma. Incredible, it is unfortunate so many are so quick to judge and cling to negativity.
Grew up in Missouri as well. Now in Idaho. My son is in martial arts and started wrestling this year in first grade along with playing hockey. Gotta keep 'em busy!
I respect for him getting out there and trying. He fought and competed in the UFC. A lot of critics and people laughing have likely never been in an MMA fight.
As you've said, he's also got other endeavors outside of fighting. He probably got a good bag from boxing Jake Paul and is comfortably retired and able to provide for himself and his family. That's a bigger win in my book.
None of us can defeat Father Time and the gradual breakdown of bodies.
I mean you can say the same thing for CM Punk. Doesn’t make Askren’s performances in the UFC any less embarrassing.
He sucked
Well said
@@kingofgames7001 he joined the ufc after he retired from mma. he was done with mma but the ufc made the trade. also it's not embarrassing to choke out robbie lawler.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Jesus saves, accepting salvation is the only REAL win!
Ben Askren literally shook up the world of MMA and fell off within a year, absolute legend, shows just how quickly you can rise and fall in this sport
The problem with UFC fans is that there are literally multiple journeymen who are referred to as ‘legends’. It makes the whole sport look bargain basement. Jake Paul has beaten 3 UFC ‘legends’… so far! 😂
@@DABA2024ah yeah UFC journeymen Woodley, Silva, and Askren
he didn't shake up anything and he's not a legend. the story of mma is and will be told without him
Absolute legend ? 😂 Stop it.
@@DABA2024 If you think Anderson Silva was a journeyman you need to stop watching sports in general
When you watch Ben fight you almost forgot its MMA.
Not in a bad way, the man imposed his style.
The guy was a force that was for sure
@@MixedMartialAcademic you're a legend and madman for actually being involved in your comment section. It's awesome.
Keep up the great content 🧡
Yeah everyones a legend
Here In Wisconsin, Ben teaches AWA, which is an elite wrestling club for kids at any age. I have only been taught by him once with some other kids too. Every once in a while, I'll see him at local tournaments. Currently, I prefer Nazars Wrestling Acadamy, but in the end, being able to see and embrace with Ben Askren is a cool experience.
Whenever someone acts like Ben sucks, I know they’re a complete casual that just wants to hear themselves talke
As someone who grew up in the same conference as Arrowhead High School (where he went to school) him and his brother were admired by everyone. You would stop and watch them wrestle whenever you were at a tournament. I attended a wrestling camp of his, and he was a really nice guy, giving personal help to everyone. One knee to the face and people forget his wrestling career, and his time Bellator? I never got all the hate he received.
Because he talked a lot of trash lol…
Mma fans are the most fickle people on earth
I think Ben deserves respect not despite his late career, but specifically for how he conducted his later career. The man didn't let pride come between him and getting a few more big big old bags of money before retiring for good, and was secure enough and able to take ut as good as he dished it out so well that he is not haunted by any of it, and returned to coach wrestling with an extra couple million dollars for his lack of insecurity!
Ok Ben.
He also could’ve easily made excuses. He could’ve very validly posted about his hip physical therapy and upcoming surgeries but he didn’t.
Askren never gave any excuse other than he wasn’t the better fighter that day. Even after being ridiculed, even by his opponents, he never stooped low enough to take away for what he agreed to.
The Askren wrestling academy is churning out national and international champions. He has plenty to be proud of and his work is going to sustain the athletic landscape for future generations.
Nobody’s questioning his career/accomplishments in the wrestling field lmao, that’s not what this is about mate.
those kids will be teaching wrestling seminars to MMA guys if not going over theirself
@@towardstar again, that’s not what this is about lol
its ok to be wrong about something that doesnt change your life at all. wrestling and MMA in America at least are two peas in a pod. ATT built Bo Nickal his own gym so they could have a relationship with Penn State
@@towardstar …. THIS IS ABOUT BEN ASKREN AND HIS UFC CAREER BRO WHAT ARE YOU ON ABOUT lmao. Talking to a ghost mate
Ben has been a legend for a long time. As a wrestler, i was familiar with him already. His decade-long unbeaten atreak was something else. Many mma fans exposed themselves by not even knowing how good Ben was in his prime
lmfao stop the cap, ben has never been considered a legend by anyone except for rogan and his followers. anyone who watched pride knows askren just doesnt compare.... look at Askrens resume, its a fucking joke. you really think askren would have the same career against guys like anderson silva, nogueira or sakuraba???? anyone who says ben is anywhere close to a legend has exposed themselves for being severely ignorant and unknowledgeable in MMA. Rogan did not do you guys a favor with that.
Most people who do train some type of martial art and watch MMA don’t train wrestling, stand up arts are just more popular. More adults do BJJ than wrestling because wrestling is something you need to get into in high school. I don’t think fans “exposed” themselves
@anon2427 He was undefeated for a decade. A lot of the fans I interact with are clueless about most things. Maybe they should follow wrestling a little more then. And I started wrestling at 9. Not to get into high school. Goofy comment
@ltg4lyfe Eat more mouth breather.
Wrestling isn’t mma we just don’t care about boring grind it out fighters too much shrug 🤷🏽♂️
This is my second video from
This channel and I’m quite impressed with the quality, *new sub*
Ben would make a perfect case study into mob mentality and viral fame. For the vast majority of his life this guy did nothing but win, then he gets sat down by RUclipsr and becomes a meme. He’s now far more famous for the one loss than he ever was for his wins, to the point where his whole career has been overwritten in mainstream eyes. People suck, and social media has given us all the ability to spread our suckishness instantaneously.
Two losses. Famous for two meme knockout losses. This is his legacy.
Bruh people don’t give a shit, this happened years ago and even when it did nearly everyone just said askren didn’t give a fuck and just won money for free
If you follow him since his college days you never even think about that. It was always a joke.
Internet and social media can be very toxic. People who know nothing like to pile on to embarrass and humiliate others to elevate their own status in their sick little heads.
He's def not a failure. Great fighter, one of the few successful purests using mostly his first martial art wrestling to achieve top ten level status who put it all on the line. Something his haters can't comprehend. His career defines the saying "live by the sword, die by the sword". No shame in his work.
Ya I agree
#cope.... he was a failure ... he won on some b rate program fighting soup cans.... or excuse me "Pulling the Narmagamedof" laying on soup cans with an embarrassing name caliber on his fight lineage over time. He sucks.
@@JaneDoe-sv1mk I think it's obvious he who sucks and you know it
@@JaneDoe-sv1mk ...he was the GOAT and Jon Jones is lucky he never got in Bens way.
2) You are right about the ankle biting tho
@@JaneDoe-sv1mk he won the vast majoirty of his fights and before that he had a lot of accomplishments too. why do judge his WHOLEEEEEEE career off of a couple losses when they would NEVER put pinky toe in the octagon with pros
Jorge’s superstardom doesn’t exist without Ben
Facts
This is true
I truly believe if that fluke knee didn't land then ben ragdolls masvidal, funny how different things could be for him in an alternate timeline where instead of being a meme for casuals he would be hailed as the welterweight GOAT alongside GSP.
@@MakoTheFrognothing “fluke” about it. They played into Bens strengths and turned it against him, they knew he’d drop and shoot cos he’s a wrestler. It’s an unfortunate result to have on your record and all that but shit happens in mma.
The irony. Bum beats bum and becomes a superstar. UFC fans are so dumb.
Best narrator of all time
Appreciate you brother
Ben forged his own path when a lot of people wrote him off. He's a legend in his own right!
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Thank you for properly setting up the Masvidal knee. It happened in 6 seconds but there was a lifetime of effort behind it, and it made a journeyman a star in front of everyone. It's as good as it gets. Among the greatest strikes in UFC history
I do love me some street Jesus. And if you don't think a street fighter has odd strikes I dunno what to tell ya. MAYBE don't go for a double leg takedown telegraphed to heck and back either. Askren is one of the best, and I'm glad he's got to relax and stay at home. He seems like a genuinely good guy.
Oh come on. A flying knee does not take a lifetime of training or effort. He thought he'd try and pull off a cheeky stunt and caught him off guard.
I for one thought fk all of it.
Too bad Jorge was never close to a title cause he was always a cringe gatekeeper. He couldn’t even beat snoozeman 😂
@@stillcantbesilencedevennowa flying knee is an odd strike lol?
@@pieathartlollllll he’s a cringe gate keeper cuz he couldn’t beat the champ that was considered at the time by some to be on track to be the best ever in the division? He’s lost to plenty that would’ve been a better example lmao. His streak to the title shot was arguably more impressive than Leon’s too. Then again we’re at a transitional period, but welterweight as a whole is kinda shit right now lol.
How do you make a 44 min doc on Ben Askren and not mention his great achievements as a professional disc golfer?
I literally had a 5 minuet tangent on disk golf, but I’m saving it for another video because it didn’t really fit anywhere 😂
@@MixedMartialAcademic😂
Masvidal stole all of Ben's momentum with that knee, it propelled Jorge to super stardom
The irony. Bum beats bum. Becomes superstar. UFC fans are so dumb.
Where is masvidal now? I'll wait
I don't consider him a failure at all. He did well in his career. Like most fighters, he met his match. He had a great career.
One of my favorite fighters. This man was a true fighter
Ben was as good as the best Welterweights in the world in his prime, by the time he got to the UFC his hips were half their original size and he was physically broken. He took some real hit at the end of his career but he's still standing. I like Ben, he's a real man.
😂 No he wasn't. Just shows you the poor standard of the lesser mma promotions.
He definitely wasn't though, like prime Askren literally lost multiple rounds against Hieron and Good
@@JaemanEdwardsyou’re hating on him under every comment, why are you so obsessed with ben askren?
@@anon2427 You're the one who's obsessed with him. White knighting for ole "Hands of Death" How embarrassing. Who's your other fave ? Bilal ? 😂
@@JaemanEdwards where did I white knight for him? Bellend Muhammed is boring af and somewhat cringey as well
I never heard of this guy. Half way through, knowing the end, I still rooted for him.
What a champ!
You should learn a little more about him. His moronic trash talking getting KOd in a boxing match by a non-boxer side.
@@eriklarson9137 you could say that about any trash talker in the UFC, and about anyone who as been KO'd happens all the time just don't know why u hate on Askren when he is an amazing Wrestler/MMA fighter, you seem like the type of person who doesn't apricate the hard work of others/Fighters.
@@eriklarson9137 if you are gonna fight who cares about trash talk. if he talked shit and DIDNT fight then it would be embarrassing. fighters talk shit and get knocked out every day.
@@eriklarson9137 did you have a stroke while writing the end of that comment? What does it even mean?
Great video. Pieced together so well .Gave me a new respect for Askren that I didn't expect ever to have. Nice job 👏
Well done!!! Great video!!! You have a new fan! Excellent,excellent job!!
Not gonna lie from a wrestlers pov I felt bad for Askren and wanted the best for him in the ufc. Back when I started wrestling in 7th grade my wrestling coach would show us Ben Askren’s old matches from high school and NCAA and a few of his MMA fights and that planted the seed for my style when I first started. I would always look for scrambles in situations, cheap tilts and eventually got so good at awareness and body control I started doing what we call “Funk & Junk” which was heavily inspired by Askren at a very fast pace in matches. Thinking back to it all now from middle school-college all my success in wrestling was all thanks to him his style of wrestling inspired me so much and it led me through a great wrestling career.
I hope Ben sees this video.. he really deserves to know many of the hardcore fans know what he was in his prime
He seen it I showed it to him after the video of Robbie and jake pounding his head thanks chap.
@@retro2485it never ceases to amaze me how many ppl are ruthless in mocking with mma fighters.. the guts and self confidence it takes to get into the octagon and fight in front of a crowd and god knows how many at home is unfathomable to me.. when they get knocked out to a cheering crowd they have to stand up and take it like a professional and its ALL on them.. not a team sport like soccer where u share the loss with other ppl.. I'm not saying they arent fair game for criticism but i just dont get how u can not appreciate how much they put on the line
@@heybri I understand where you coming from lad. I was just shit talking ben is definitely that dude he went undefeated in 2 organizations. Also he was out of his prime with a lot of bad injuries when he made it to the ufc. I bet on him to win against Jorge 200 dollars against my friend so I’m still salty about it😅
@retro2485 ohh see now u got me.feeling bad lol.. your good buddy. If I bet on ben in that fight I'd be salty still too lol..
This documentary you've made is crazy good. Thanks for making it and sharing it with all of us!
This was a real treat. I followed Ben's career since before the UFC, and he really was incredible at what he did.
Dude just got a headkick knockout last weekend in the UFC 😂
😂😂😂
Crazy how him hooper and kopylov look so similat
Prime Ben would have dominated UFC. What happened to him is exactly what happens to every legend that comes back and tries to fight the best guys. Even George only came back to fight a 1 eyed old man then ran away gain. He knew what the guys would do to him now.
GSP was too good for Askren. Love Askren, but that's my opinion. His wrestling was good enough to prevent the takedowns or get back to his feet. And on the feet wasn't even a fair fight.
Khabib would have been a more interesting fight, especially early on when khabib's standup wasn't as good as it became.
@@salvadorpalma8173 George got submitted and KOd in his Prime years then retired after getting battered by Johnny Hendrix.
@@GalactusOG😂 Ben Askren wouldn't have dominated shit. There's a reason why all the best fighters are in the UFC. The standard at One Championship and Bellator is that bad. He was your classic Chael Sonnen. Big Mouth wrestler who couldn't really fight.
@@JaemanEdwards UFC fighters get smoked all the time by fighters from other promotions. Since the beginning to this day.
@@GalactusOG, 😂😂😂
To stop at the top is so difficult. GSP and Khabib did it ! They were the best and the smartest fighters !.
One of the top 500 fighters who have ever walked the planet. Think about that....
Askren is tough as shit. Watching that Lawler fight live I legit thought Ben was dead when he got slammed on his head and neck. Then the ground and pound after was ferocious. Fucking nutty toughness
This man has done more for the youth then 80% of the population , He has opened 4+ Grappling Gyms and continues to Persevere 🔥 Nothing embarrassing about taking your dreams and making it to the UFC / One Championship
Stellar work as always brother. Askren was legit one of the best to ever do it, but as they say "father time is undefeated".
It’s a shame man, I wish Ben got in sooner
😂 Ridiculous comment. Real soy boy stuff.
@@JaemanEdwardsand you sound like askren stole your girl or something the way you're going into literally every comment to talk shit to anyone who has anything slightly positive to say about the guy 💀
@user-qr8fc8ji4hBen objectively is not even in the top 20 greatest WW's of all time
@@JaemanEdwards tell me you're a huge "C" word w/o telling me 🤣
I’m not gonna lie, he seemed pretty fucking likeable to me all the way through this documentary, even though he got destroyed in the end… still seems like a winner to me. 💯
Soon as I seen he was an Olympic caliber wrestler I immediately changed my opinion of Askren. Good for him
No matter what ppl will say lets not forget this man got up there and did what 99% of man only ""think"" they can do to those opponents . and did won many of his fights.
Specialists like he was, are so fun. A one-trick that no one could stop in his prime. People HAD to get better at what he was elite, in order to counter him. No one really beat him grappling.
neeed a vid on sean vs izzy
Albert
Never took you as a fight fan..
Damn wasn’t expecting you here
Quoting from Hermes Trismegistos in a fight video is insane my man. This was poetry, subed instantly. Hats off
Wow, what a great video. Honestly one of the best RUclipsr made Documentaries I have seen
I'd always been a fan of Askren ever since I first heard of him and this video made me appreciate him even more. This sport has a serious shortage of genuinely good guys like him.
“Karate doesn’t work on me” is such a wildly outrageous thing to say
Name 1 karate fighter who beat him? We will wait...
Superb documentary as always, I think you did Ben a great service here and its a shame more people don't know the full story.
Many thanks!
The fact that Dana White didn't want Ben Askren because he's "boring" just shows you that the UFC is not about who is the best fighter, it's about who is the most entertaining fighter. If it's boring then punish his opponents for making it boring by losing to it. I wanna see the best not "the best who happen to fight in interesting ways"
Excellent job editing this video. Top teir work.
To take full bloodied shots from a monster puncher like robbie lawler then to submit him is quite a thing. Those shots were brutal.
I would love to see something about how he was an undefeated world champion beating killers at Bellator and ONE FC for like 20 years then retiring undefeated.
(I have been saying this ^ for a years). Thank you, You're a gentleman and a scholar.
Appreciate you my man, you know it was my duty to do it!
@@GalactusOGGet off your knees already.
It's a shame Ben didn't a glorious moment in his last fight so that people's last memory, of this objectively very effective and accomplished mma fighter, wasn't him eating knee cap. I'm glad he's the happy go lucky type of guy, so that he's not a tragic story now... just seems to be a happy wrestling coach getting on with his life, which is the epitome of non-failure in itself; to be happy when your career is over.
Unforunately life isn't fair and we often don't dictate our own legacy. If Ben Askren hadn't gone in so low maybe it might've changed the outcome of both. There was so much trash talking whoever wont that fight's career was over. One thing is for sure Askren was right Masvidal didn't care about Lawler's legacy. The Askren fight didn't hurt it.
superb content i wish your channel all the best
very well done videos, editing, music, narration. congrats
one thing i admire about him is that he always made weight and showed up to his fights no matter what. There are too many people always missing weight or dropping out of fights and even the champions are guilty of this.
This was fantastic.
Ben Askrin is a great human being and I'm glad you took the time to showcase it.
#cope.... he was a failure ... he won on some b rate program fighting soup cans.... or excuse me "Pulling the Narmagamedof" laying on soup cans with an embarrassing name caliber on his fight lineage over time. He sucks.
@@JaneDoe-sv1mk A good way of gutting all of your credibility is starting a comment with "#cope" you're a joke lol
He went undefeated for 10 years. Def not a failure.
He is a real fighter and a real champ. Always enjoyed his attitude. Legend
When he lost to Masividal, everyone trashed Askren. It made it seem that Askren was a major jerk and Masividal was some hero and a cool guy. Years, later, interviews, actions in real life, the exact opposite is true.
That arm going down was a sure sign of Lawler being out. You couldn't explain it either way. If Herb hadn't stopped it, how would that have ended? Masvidal got lucky, and would have lost had he not landed that knee. Askren's run in the UFC was unfortunate. It shouldn't define his life or career. He's still awesome.
Your videos are EXCELLENT. Well done. You have a new sub.
Dude was a complete monster. He was washed when he got to UFC.
Honestly I always thought it was sad that the ufc really had the audacity to trade Demetrius Johnson for this clown, but I didn’t realize that he was as accomplished of a fighter as he was in other promotions that ultimately led to the trade. That’s impressive to go to the Olympics then become a multi promotion champ.
You're on that clown behavior. I bet you got that unemployed behavior, too!
@ how is me acknowledging both sides of a situation “clown” and “unemployed” behavior? Are you seriously that bored and sad in your life. You’re on the internet cosplaying as a South Park character and starting shit. Grow up
@Bzzy225 says the one that is acting like a clown and being unemployed. What do you want to be be when you grow up?
@Bzzy225 and you're on the internet pretending to be a guy that isn't you while bringing up others doing it. You don't see how that is clown behavior? The hypocrisy
@ how am I pretending to be anyone? All I did was give a simple take on an mma topic. Geez buddy lay off the good juice bc I have no idea what you’re talking about at this point
Ben had an amazing overall career. He was an absolutely elite & accomplished wrestler in his prime.
LOL
Amazing commentary at the end 10/10 video. I too thought Askren was a joke but look at what he achieved and what he has, I realise I was so wrong. I respect Askren now, life is bigger than always chasing a specific goal.
This was a great vid. I look at Ben completely differently
Didnt think i’d be able to sit through this video 45 mins when starting it, but i did. Great video, production, and narration.
Dope documentary, askren was boring af but he was tough and kept his word
Thank you for this video. Your quality of work and research is perfect. A lot of people don’t know but Ben is a legend in Missouri where he wrestled. I really wish people understood his career better. It makes me happy knowing that you undoubtedly changed someone’s perspective on Ben Askren.
People hate wrestlers. Nothing but crotch sniffers who can't really fight.
I appreciate that! Thank you so much 🙏