Ben Askren will only come out of retirement for one more UFC fight; the rematch with long-time rival Jorge Masvidal.
The wrestling legend was undefeated at 19-0 when he was matched with Masvidal in a bout that was to set him up for a shot at the welterweight world title back in July of 2019. He was the favourite heading into the bout due to his impressive amateur wrestling pedigree and previous victories over major names in the sport, but lost to a humiliating six-second flying knee KO.
At one point, there was a sizeable portion of the MMA world who felt that Askren was the best welterweight in the world, particularly heading into his meeting with Masvidal. Unfortunately, the loss cost him a career's worth of momentum and after one more losing effort against Demian Maia he was done with the sport.
