#2 UFC Trades Demetrious Johnson for Ben Askren
Prior to 2018, previous Bellator and ONE FC Welterweight champion Ben Askren was normally viewed as a standout amongst other contenders to never set foot inside the UFC.
‘Funky Ben’ authoritatively resigned from MMA in 2017 with a record of 18-0, yet remained formally under contract with ONE, which means any move to the UFC was likely improbable. Or on the other hand would it say it was?
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In October, bits of gossip abruptly flew in from left field that Askren was en route to the UFC – and in an exceptional “trade”, previous UFC Flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson was going the other way.
Towards the beginning of November, the gossip ended up being valid, and contracts were settled. Askren will make his UFC make a big appearance in 2019, while Johnson appears to be good to go to do likewise in ONE.
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So for what reason was this questionable? The UFC once in a while works with contending advancements, and keeping in mind that a lot of warriors cross from the UFC to Bellator and the other way around, an “exchange” in this sense had never been done – and quickly brought into inquiry whether MMA advertisers have excessively control over their contenders. However, that was not all.
Soon after the news, another talk started to skim around that with Johnson now outside the advancement, the UFC would cut the Flyweight division from their positions – either driving the 125lbers to climb to 135lbs or discharging them from their agreements totally.
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And keeping in mind that this one has not been affirmed yet – Dana White is staying tight-lipped – various best Flyweights have just been discharged.
Regardless of whether the Flyweight division is going to be slaughtered remains a question mark at this moment yet it feels likely, and if that is the situation, it’ll cause some colossal discussion as in what manner can the world’s greatest MMA advancement essentially decide not to include a weight class?
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We will see, however until further notice, the Askren/Johnson exchange unquestionably goes down as a standout amongst the most interesting – and dubious – snapshots of 2018.
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