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