In addition to gaining leadership abilities as team captain at both st. He won the bellator welterweight championship in 2010, and defended it successfully four times before being released in 20. Bellators welterweight champion, ben askren left the company last week to pursue his career in another organization. He signed with one championship and won the promotion title on august 29, 2014. Plain and simple, missouris ben askren, a twotime ncaa runnerup, is the most dominating collegiate wrestler in the country. Askren won the one fc ww title in 2014, against nobutatsu suzuki askren vs suzuki, and he defended his belt once. But considering askren s recent push to come out of. He also competed in the ultimate fighting championship ufc. It dates years back, all the way back to a bygone era of mixed martial arts.
Ben wanted to give you a glimse of the high level returns he teaches in the man handling manifesto. The undefeated former bellator ww and current one fc champion ben askren entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 1700 59% finishing rate and he is ranked as the no. Bjj black belt alex vamos of vamos bros mma on long island, new york checks into alan. John mesenbrink was an academic allamerican in 88 and 89. Maybe no one in the history of mma has ever pimped the system better than ben askren. One fc welterweight champion ben askren may already be persona non grata in ufc circles, but that hasnt stopped the backandforth between he. Wrestling askren was an assistant wrestling coach at arizona state university and was an american amateur wrestler for the university of missouri.
Championship productions ben askrenchampionship signature. Jim norton is a standup comedian, radio personality, author, and actor. Its of funky fresh ben askren song is none shall pass aesop rock. Youtube celebrity logan paul actually held his own. The ufc are yet to express an interest in signing him, but that hasnt stopped him from calling out ufc welterweight rory macdonald, who lost a decision to robbie lawler at ufc 167 on the weekend. He is a twotime state champion in wrestling at arrowhead high school in hartland, wisconsin.
He has fought twice between 2016 and 2017 beating nikolay aleksakhin askren vs aleksakhin and agilan thani askren vs thani. Last year we attracted wrestlers from 27 states, this year will be awesome as always. The junior 174pounder is 170 with pins, two technical falls, one injury default, and one major decision. Fear vs ignorance on this mental mondays with ben askren the topic is about respect on and off the wrestling mat. One welterweight world champion ben funky askren would like nothing more than to return to the cage and do what he does best and thats to get in, dominate, and get out. We put all of our facebook youtube content into this and then, in addition to all of that, were gonna also do five monthly webinars where you know we ask for members. Now, as a one welterweight champion, he joins us for episode 12 of attack style wrestling podcast to talk about his olympic wrestling career and. But who are you taking for a ride, disco man better to run or else to hide discoman, disco man tall and neat, watch his feet got the jist hes all complete understand disco mans headed for the. A fourtime allamerican and twotime ncaa division i champion, he eventually moved into freestyle, competing in the 2008 beijing olympics. Then you have to listen to todays talk with ben askren. Ben askren vs zebaztian kadestam full fight video one fc 59. What are some of the best instructional resources for. Attack style wrestling podcast with guest ben askren. Dallas winston and zombie prophet of bloody elbow present a round up of the best mma and ufc videos on youtube.
The undefeated former bellator ww champion ben askren entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 1400 57% finishing rate and he is ranked as the no. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of abkco music and records, inc. Askren has long been thought to be one of the best welterweights in the world. His opponent, zebaztian kadestam, has an official record of. In just a few fights in one, askren was able to seize the one welterweight world championship with a resounding technical knockout victory over nobutatsu suzuki in 2014.
This camp is the awas premier camp and it is for very experienced wrestlers only. Milwaukee youth wrestling ben askren askren wrestling. Askren is an allamerican and collegiate wrestling legend. Look for jim on the degenerates season 2 now streaming on netflix. We put the ultimate attitude dvd, which is 11 dvds into this. The askren wrestling academy will prepare members to achieve success at the highest levels of collegiate and international wrestling and will strive to develop a lifelong passion for the sport. Askren vs amoussou, main event of bellator 86, is valid for the bellator welterweight title askren s third defense. Ben askren was born on july 18, 1984 in phoenix, arizona, usa. He is an actor, known for wi mma today 2012, bellator fighting championships 2009. Askren was a former one welterweight champion and former bellator welterweight champion. With medicine ball madness and 1 of the 2 programs above, youre getting programs of value equal to the cost of the manhandling manifesto, so youre essentially getting a 2for1 deal. Ben askren retires from mma i breaking news youtube.
Still, askren s style didnt make him a favorite of fans or promoters, particularly ufc president dana white, who once stated ben askren could put the sleeping medicine ambien to sleep. Ben askren wants to fight rory macdonald latest mma news. The undefeated former bellator ww and current one fc champion ben askren entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 1600 56% finishing rate and he is ranked as the no. The 1 discipline to master to be a top pro mma fighter. Ben askren vs aleksakhin full fight video one fc 40 2016. Hes expected to give askren a stern challenge at the very least. Ben askren is my favorite folkstyle wrestler, a huge influence on my personal style, and i will now proceed to talk a lot about him. Alan belcher mma club bjj class punkd by alex vamos. We strive to bring you daily updated content both original and from trusted sources. Ben askren recently announced that the need for hip replacement surgery would send him into retirement, but he wont use it as an excuse for. Ben askren vs suzuki full fight video one fc 19 result. Demian maia submits ben askren i breaking news youtube. The rolling stones gimme shelter instrumental youtube. Something askren does exceptionally well in his funk wrestling is that he always keeps moving, and is very good at initiating entries to his funk patterns.
Ben askren explains why hes choosing to retire from mma. Askren wrestling academy opening two more locations in 2020 hartland, wi ben askren 2x ncaa champion and olympian wrestler, max askren ncaa champion, and john mesenbrink 2011 wi state coach of the year are excited to announce the opening of two new askren wrestling academy awa locations in spring of 2020. Through his work as an elite wrestler and as a coach of young wrestlers through the askren wrestling academy, ben askren explains the. Ben askren is a 2x ncaa champion and current bellator fighting. A lot of the full sessions are paywalled on her patreon, but its all really great stuff. After this weekends title defense, and seeing ben askren posing with a lamborghini that he was gifted after trashing some poor fool, i cant help but remember a time when askren s spot in. The enmity between ben askren and the ufc is nothing new. Ben askren returns to one cage to face russian foe. The undefeated and former bellator ww champion ben askren entered this fight with a prefect record of 0 54% finishing rate and he is ranked as the no.
Bjj eastern europe is a news site focusing on grappling news from around the world and eastern europe. Provided to youtube by universal music group midnight rambler the rolling stones let it bleed. Check out his podcast the chip chipperson podacast available on itunes and the riotcast podcast network. Now back in wisconsin, both max and ben are dedicated to helping young wrestlers achieve their goals.
My reaction to ben askren announcing his retirement on ariel helwanis mma show. When his time with bellator ran its course, askren didnt flee to. Browse top posts starting with the letter q page 80. Ben askren explains why hes choosing to retire from mma at age 33. Ben askren may still be the best mma fighter outside of the ufc. Wrestling happened to be the one i enjoyed the most, so i stuck with it. With ben askren, 2time ncaa champ and 2time dan hodge trophy winner from the university of missouri ben askren s style has been described as many things. Since its opening in april 2011, askren wrestling academy continues to have a profound impact on wrestling.
Ben askren was on the rise to the top of western world in mma as bellators longtime welterweight champion. My reaction to demian maia submitting ben askren at ufc singapore. Louis community college and drake university, mesenbrink was a njcaa national qualifier in both 1988 and 1989, as well as an ncaa division i national qualifier in 1991, and alternate in 1992. He lost the national collegiate athletic association ncaa championship match. Ben askren vs karl amoussou full fight video bellator 86. Ben askren inside, out side, sit out, tripod cradle series sunkist kids wrestling camp 2010. Randy couture wrestling for fighting book and dvd mma. Reddit has hundreds of thousands of interestbased communities. Ben askren born july 18, 1984, nicknamed funky, is an american retired professional mixed martial artist and former olympic wrestler. He has already fought twice in 2017 winning over agilan thani askren vs thani and zebaztian kadestam askren vs kadestam.
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