Ben Askren’s rivalry with Johny Hendricks runs as deep as any college sports rivalry worth its salt. In this case, Askren wore the singlet of the University of Missouri, while Hendricks wrestled for Oklahoma State. And while it’s clear the two aren’t going to tangle in the cage any time soon, given that Hendricks is the UFC welterweight champion and Askren is his OneFC counterpart, it’s just as clear that Askren, one of MMA’s king Twitter trolls, isn’t going to stop hectoring Hendricks any time soon.
On Tuesday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Askren was asked how the Hendricks hate originated. The fighter known as Funky relayed a wrestling story that involved his Missouri teammate and current UFC welterweight contender Tyron Woodley. It’s hard to describe in full effect unless you’ve been around the wrestling community a long time, Askren said. He has won so many matches lucky through college. … He was wrestling my teammate Tyron Woodley in the Big 12 finals, 2005-06, somewhere around there, and [the score] was 1-1 in the third.
Tyron’s in on a shot, and Johny kept sticking his fingers into Tyron’s mouth. So finally Tyron bites him, which he shouldn’t have done, but when someone’s sticking fingers in your mouth, it’s like, c’mon, so he gave up a point because he bit him, land he lost match 2-1. And it’s like c’mon, is that really how you’re going to lose the Big 12 finals? He was just doing sneaky s– like that all the time. Askren likewise claimed Hendricks ducked him at an All-Star collegiate wrestling meet. According to Askren, he was willing to go down in weight class to meet Hendricks on the mat.
Ben Askren explains the root of his desire to fight Johny Hendricks
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