In case you’ve missed, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman isn’t exactly a big fan of current undefeated contender Ben Askren.
So when Askren was whitewashed by former Olympic gold medalist and multiple-time world champion Jordan Burroughs in a charity wrestling match at Monday’s Beat the Streets “Grapple at the Garden” event in New York, the man “Funky” likes to call “Marty from Nebraska” wasn’t about to stay silent (via Twitter🙂
Usman (15-1 MMA, 10-0 MMA) is the reigning UFC champion after taking a one-sided decision win from Tyron Woodley over UFC 235 in March. He underwent surgery shortly after and is now expected to take on former interim champ Colby Covington later this year. Meanwhile, Askren (19-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), currently ranked No. 4 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie MMA welterweight rankings, is slated to take on Jorge Masvidal at July’s UFC 239.
Of course, just because they aren’t currently scheduled to face each other doesn’t mean the two wrestling standouts are above taking a swipe at one another when an opportunity arises.
Stay tuned.
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