The UFC fight I want to see, Ben Askren vs Georges St Pierre by dana-edwards

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· @dana-edwards ·
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The UFC fight I want to see, Ben Askren vs Georges St Pierre
The UFC fight I want to see, Ben Askren vs Georges St Pierre
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Hardcore fans of MMA know who [Ben Askren](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Askren) is. He is the elite of the elite of wrestling. In fact I would go as far as to say, from a technical perspective he is the best wrestling talent I've ever seen in MMA. He essentially ragdolled every competitor he has faced in MMA. Unfortunately he never fought in the UFC and although he is undefeated he hasn't fought in the UFC due to a feud with Dana White. 

In recent news Ben Askren has communicated his desire to fight GSP. Ben Askren is retired, but he is only 33 years old so he is still in his prime years. GSP on the other hand is a bit older, is past his best, but is considered one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time (and is a two weight champion). GSP in my opinion is the more well rounded fighter, in that he can box, he can wrestle, he can submit you, and beat you in all kind of ways. On the other hand Ben Askren is so good at grappling and wrestling that it's like he's super human.

The only fighter comparable to Ben Askren in terms of wrestling is Khabib Nurmagomedov. Ben Askren fights similar to Khabib Nurmagomedov but even more technical, even more efficient. So I would say it would be a great fight to see Ben Askren vs Georges St Pierre because you would think Georges St Pierre has an athleticism advantage but then we would as fans get a chance to see how technique can neutralize superior athleticism. I think Ben Askren has a very strong chance to beat GSP if they fight today and below I list the reasons:

- Ben Askren is 33 and GSP is 36. There is a noticable difference between 33 and 36.
- Ben Askren is the better wrestler by far. This might not make sense to people who have seen GSP and perhaps it's because GSP is a more well rounded fighter, but if it goes to the ground GSP will be in trouble.
- Ben Askren has a style which GSP has never dealt with before. GSP has fought wrestlers before but no one like Ben Askren who is a one of a kind kind of wrestler.

It's an intruging fight and I could be wrong in my prediction. I predict GSP loses a fight against Ben Askren. Because it's a fight he is likely to lose and the reward for beating Ben Askren probably is low compared to fighting Conor McGregor, I wuold expect GSP to not take this fight. It's a fight I want to see but which I know will not happen.


References
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1. https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/2/13/17006516/ufc-ben-askren-georges-st-pierre-montreal-2019-welterweight-mma-news
2. https://twitter.com/Benaskren
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@pkalmik ·
nice article ever sir
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@cyprianj ·
Such combination will be earth shaking......
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@clausewitz · (edited)
This would be interesting,  but yeah, low risk of happening : /

I am looking forward to April 8th Tony has been so annoying, like in the phone conference few days ago, haha interrupted khabib for 10 min, time for some smashing perhaps :) what do you think of the outcome?

Just watched all 25 fights, or the material i found at least, and I must say Khabib is a beast!

Nice article, haven't seen much on marital arts here yet, so I am glad for this contribution :P
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@beyblade ·
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I just got so excited. You've seen my share and I'm happy you liked it. But you are not. :) Someone who opened an account on your behalf. One "-" character made me so excited. :)
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@dana-edwards · (edited)
I'm not aware of what app you are using. Where did you find this? How would someone open an account on my behalf? Anyway I checked the blockchain and see here you're upvoted:

https://steemd.com/art/@beyblade/my-painting-work-3-steembjj-jiujitsu

I upvoted you because I appreciate artwork and want to encourage you to continue to pursue your talent.
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@beyblade ·
I did not find it. That account has voted for me. Thank you for your support..
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@beyblade ·
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I think you're talking about "Steemworld".
https://steemworld.org/@dana-edwards
From here you can control everything that comes to you and goes to you. @DanaEdwards has voted for me. I thought you were. But it was not. And I told you.
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@jiujitsu ·
Also @beyblade, be careful when replying to people's posts. @dana-edwards is posting about a specific topic on a UFC fight. When you reply here about something that is off topic and has nothing to do with the original post, you will eventually be down-voted for posting off topic. It's just a courtesy here on Steemit. If you are excited about certain things, the best thing to do is create your own post, and when you tag them with @danaedwards, or @dana-edwards in your own post you created, they can see that and respond there. You create good content, and that helps you earn steem as well as raise your rank to the 44 you have today. If you start receiving down-votes (flags) for posting off topic, it will hide your post, and also lower your rank on Steemit which affects your ability to earn steem. Just a friendly tip. :)
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@dana-edwards ·
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No, best would be to use the memo function. I probably would not be notified of any tag post because it doesn't notify us by default. Memo or posting in my blog works as I can say I don't vote people down for posting off topic at least.
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@kouba01 ·
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Askren: I think a fight against Georges St-Pierre will happen in late 2019 in Montreal..
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@dana-edwards ·
Which heavily favors Askren in my opinion. GSP will be even older and due to style Askren, Askren who relies almost entirely on technique will have all the advantages once GSP loses his athleticism.
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@jiujitsu ·
I think you are right! GSP would most likely lose to Askren. I would love to see Askren vs Nurmagomedov!
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@dana-edwards ·
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GSP probably knows that too which is why we will never see that fight. Askren vs Nurmagomedov would be very technical but like with Rigondeaux vs Lomachenko it favors the younger bigger guy of equal or similar skill.  I think Nurmagomedov would go into that fight with an advantage and an equal level of skill grappling so it would be a bad fight for Askren but fun for us to watch.
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@jiujitsu ·
I agree... great fight, but I'd def pick Nurmagomedov to take that one also.
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@hrisheekrayb ·
I think Askren will defeat GSP. 
Loved the post, I'm a huge fan of UFC.
And 'Jon Jones vs Cain Velasquez', is my dream match. But this I'll never happenπŸ˜…haha.
Thanks for the share @dana-edwards. Have a nice day.
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