Ben Askren passes guard like cops pass through red lights in Los Angeles. I'm convinced that Ben Askren could takedown God at will, let alone any 170lber out there. I've scanned my mental Rolodex of other welterweights and the only names I can extract are Georges St. Pierre, Jake Shields and Tyron Woodley -- and I would donate all the food in my refrigerator to see each of those fights. There's a reason why Askren is ranked in our official Frate Trane list. There are few things that exist in this universe that can stop Ben Askren from putting you on your back. You, not me. It would be silly to get in the cage with this guy. I'm quite fine with my box of Devil's Food Cookies and my DVD box set of The Golden Girls.

Askren visited Singapore this past week to roll and train with all those eccentric murderers that are housed inside Evolve MMA. While I still firmly believe that Askren is the modern-day Sakuraba, I can't fully explain it in detail. You're just going to be forced to take my word for it. Now check out the Bellator welterweight champion talking about his experience at Evolve MMA, the mecca of Asian mixed martial arts.

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+27 # synthsis 2012-05-24 09:58

You know what's more boring than a 18 hour flight to Singapore?

Ben Asken.

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+18 # Twinny 2012-05-24 11:22

I heard he watches his own fights to help him sleep while traveling.

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+8 # Sambro 2012-05-24 13:34

ZEUS, STFU ABOUT ASKREN BEING THE MODERN DAY SAKURABA! IT MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MMA!

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0 # Cheebo 2012-05-26 05:31

www.flowrestling.org/video/499884

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0 # bosswell 2012-05-25 10:08

It's such a shame, too. He's a really entertaining wrestler, but when you put him in a fight... its like he stops time. I almost think he's being this boring on purpose.

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+11 # Guest 2012-05-24 10:02

I notice you mentioned Georges St. Pierre, Jake Shields and Tyron Woodley but no Jon Fitch. Why is that?

I pretty much see Fitch, Woodley and Askren as the exact same fighter. All 170lbs, they just go for the takedown and smother their opponent for 3 rounds.

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+14 # synthsis 2012-05-24 11:37

Ben Askren couldn't finish that little maze on the back of the kids menus at Denny's.

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+14 # FreeLeeMurray 2012-05-24 11:48

Modern Day Sakuraba? What? He cuts weight, fights mostly guys that are smaller than him, has literally no submission game, and is completely boring to watch. No entertainment value whatsoever. He's the anti-Saku. Everything that made Saku great, Ben Askren thinks is pointless.

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-1 # Guest 2012-05-25 05:44

Cuts weight? Fights guys that are smaller than him? Why don't you jump off of the hate train...better yet, why don't you jump in front of it.

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0 # Hi. 2012-05-25 15:49

He was talking about Saku's ability to not give half a shit about your size and show you his brass balls. That Man did not care.

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+14 # WeeMadAndo 2012-05-24 11:52

I tried to watch, but...

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+9 # synthsis 2012-05-24 11:52

Ben Askren couldn't finish a Mama Celeste personal pizza.

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0 # Guest 2012-05-24 12:35

yea as long as you dont have any tattoos, like to chew gum, or swear then it's a great place; basically if you're a cake you should love it. I'd probably opt for sakuraba's gym over this one but that's just me.

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+6 # wrestle_fuck 2012-05-24 13:00

Ben Askren looks like one of those man servants that work the bathhouse on the show Spartacus.

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+6 # Guest 2012-05-24 20:31

The "Ben Askren"

when you beat it for 25 minutes but don't finish or attempt to finish


"I tried to rub one out after I did a bunch of molly and wound up doing the Ben Askren."

*formerly called the Fitch, which now means that it was over in 12 seconds and ended with a shot on the chin

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+2 # gardeninja 2012-05-25 06:07

Askren went to Singapore and laid on more asians than David Carradine.

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