#242 – Ben Askren: Wrestling and MMA

Ben Askren is a wrestler and MMA fighter, former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight champion, a two-time NCAA wrestling champion and four-time finalist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(06:59) - Woodley vs Jake Paul boxing match

(10:48) - Askren vs Jake Paul boxing match

(13:23) - Jordan Burroughs and Kyle Dake

(24:37) - Askren vs Burroughs charity match

(29:21) - Champion mentality and handling losses

(43:40) - Future interest in competition

(53:09) - Askren's early career

(1:03:58) - Robots wrestling

(1:18:39) - Olympics

(1:24:46) - Dagestan wrestling

(1:30:51) - Askren Wrestling Academy

(1:46:32) - Khabib Nurmagomedov

(1:53:08) - 2020 Olympics

(1:54:49) - Wrestling dominance in MMA