Let Askren come to the UFC - I need a laugh!

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I look forward to laughing when he gets easily beaten by the champ and top 5 contenders (and others)

UFC Rankings:
Champion - GSP
Johny Hendricks
Rory MacDonald
Demian Maia
Jake Ellenberger

Askren has been beating minor league competition. I'm tired of people acting like he is something other than a one-trick pony. It is hilarious reading about him saying he can beat GSP.

IMO he should stay where he is. Winning a SD against UFC outcast Jay Hieron does not bode well for your future in the UFC.

He should stay where he is - at least he can fun his mouth from there about what he would do if he was in the UFC (like beat GSP)
 
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Askren would kill Rory imo.

The rest would all be close/interesting/losable.
 
Askren talks a lot of shit just to get his name out there. He recently said "I'm only OK at MMA, but the guys I'm beating are worse." He's aware that he has a long way to go, and I think if he did come to the UFC he would want to be brought along slowly, and not immediately thrown to the wolves.
 
the same goes with eddie alvarez; bendo, petis, edgar, maynard, grant, thompson all beat him.
 
Askren talks a lot of shit just to get his name out there. He recently said "I'm only OK at MMA, but the guys I'm beating are worse." He's aware that he has a long way to go, and I think if he did come to the UFC he would want to be brought along slowly, and not immediately thrown to the wolves.

But he feels he can beat GSP right now!
 
But he feels he can beat GSP right now!

Hence the he talks a lot of shit to get his name out there. The fact that he admit he's only "OK" at MMA, shows his true feelings. He knows he wouldn't beat GSP, but if he doesn't say outlandish things nobody will care about him.
 
Askren is alot better than most people give him credit for...he is no Dave Herman/Hector Lombard
 
I remember Rory beating BJ every second of that fight.

And Ellenberger couldn't get close enough to take rory down. It wasn't because Jake didn't want to take rory down.

It' because Ellenberger laid an egg in that fight and looked defeated before he walked to the Octagon.

Rory fought a brilliant fight though.

Ellenberger has a habit of mental blocks or just being off lately.
 
I still dont see why no one is interested in Khabib v Funky, woyld make for a grappling match that id actually WANT to see
 
Let someone tickle you if you want to laugh.
If askren comes over i will cry tears of blood.
 
Western wrestling/ Jiu Jitsu vs Sambo Master, would be a sweetfight,
 
powerful wrestleboxers like Hendricks, Ellenberger, Koscheck, Lombard(I know he is a judo guy but he is another guy with good takedown defense and KO power) and BJJ monsters like Maia and Toquinho are a stylistic nightmare for a dry humper with little finishing ability.

he wouldn't do well in the UFC. that's why he'll stay in Bellator. all this "we probably won't re-sign him" talk and calling out UFC guys thing is just to make people talk about him I think.
 
mma_genius i was mistaken about BJ i changed it. But just watching them both fight I haven't seen anything from Rory that suggests he would stop Askren from controlling him. His takedown defense has looked okay but he's fought lower competition so far. Ellenberger is okay and he ended up getting him down when he finally committed to it. (yes, I agree with you he had trouble getting in early. Props to Rory for that.) But Askren is different in a Chael style and he'll go right for him.

I haven't seen Rory show any type of power that would make me think he could stop Askren with strikes. Just watching them both I think Askren would beat him.
 
mma_genius i was mistaken about BJ i changed it. But just watching them both fight I haven't seen anything from Rory that suggests he would stop Askren from controlling him. His takedown defense has looked okay but he's fought lower competition so far. Ellenberger is okay and he ended up getting him down when he finally committed to it. (yes, I agree with you he had trouble getting in early. Props to Rory for that.) But Askren is different in a Chael style and he'll go right for him.

I haven't seen Rory show any type of power that would make me think he could stop Askren with strikes. Just watching them both I think Askren would beat him.

Maybe. But we have really nothing to base it on because Askren has fought literally nobody. Rory HAS beaten a top 10 fighter (one with a strong wrestling base). Askren has never fought a top 30 fighter. Rory has 4 top 30 wins, not counting Nate Diaz.
 
Id put Askren up againt hardcore wrestlers just like himself, ufc cimpetition is a much diff storythan bellators
 
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