Ben Askren
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Ben Askren is a retired American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler known for his elite grappling and championship runs in Bellator and ONE Championship.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American citizen
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Olympic wrestler ⓘ amateur wrestler ⓘ freestyle wrestler ⓘ human ⓘ mixed martial artist ⓘ |
| authoredWork | Funky: My Defiant Path Through the Wild World of Combat Sports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BellatorDebutYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| championshipTitle |
Bellator Welterweight World Champion
NERFINISHED
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ONE Welterweight World Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegiateTeam | Missouri Tigers wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedInEvent | 2008 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedInSport |
disc golf
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folkstyle wrestling ⓘ freestyle wrestling ⓘ mixed martial arts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1984-07-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Arrowhead High School
NERFINISHED
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University of Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Askren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtOutOf | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Benjamin Michael Askren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grewUpIn | Hartland, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
MMA analyst
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podcaster ⓘ wrestling coach ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Max Askren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elite grappling
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trash talking ⓘ unorthodox wrestling style ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| MMAWeightClass | welterweight ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| NCAAChampionships | two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion ⓘ |
| NCAAFinalist | four-time NCAA Division I wrestling finalist ⓘ |
| notableOpponent |
Demian Maia
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Jorge Masvidal NERFINISHED ⓘ Robbie Lawler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDanHodgeTrophies | 2 ⓘ |
| OlympicDiscipline | freestyle wrestling ⓘ |
| OlympicWeightClass | 74 kg ⓘ |
| ONEChampionshipDebutYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromMMA | 2019 ⓘ |
| retirementReason | hip issues ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| styleSpecialty |
funk wrestling
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wrestling-based grappling ⓘ |
| trainedAt |
Evolve MMA
NERFINISHED
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Roufusport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnedProfessionalInMMA | 2009 ⓘ |
| UFCDebutOpponent | Robbie Lawler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UFCDebutResult | win by technical submission ⓘ |
| UFCDebutYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| wonAward | Dan Hodge Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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