Ben Askren on his loss to Jake Paul, whether he regrets taking fight | Ariel Helwani's MMA Show
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- Ben Askren joins Ariel Helwani's MMA Show to discuss his TKO loss vs. Jake Paul.
0:00 Ben Askren discusses his loss to Jake Paul.
1:57 Does he regret taking the fight?
3:00 If he's more embarrassed about this than the Jorge Masvidal fight.
5:23 If his opinions about Paul have changed after the fight.
6:50 Did he train for the fight and is he bothered by people insinuating he didn't?
9:40 His reaction to people saying it was rigged.
11:54 How the fight came about after his retirement.
13:19 Whether he thought about using some MMA skills.
15:07 Anything he wishes he did differently?
16:51 How Paul's power compares to other shots Askren has taken.
20:07 What was going through his mind when he got to the arena.
23:01 On the Pete Davidson situation.
26:12 Did he go back and watch the fight?
28:27 On the size of the ring.
30:35 Whether this was bigger than anything he's been a part of.
32:01 Why do people care so much about Paul's boxing?
33:05 On Nate Robinson reaching out to him.
34:19 Whom Paul should fight next.
35:43 Whether he made more with this fight than any night in his MMA career.
37:08 On Paul's "cheerleading squad."
38:50 Where he ranks among the greatest U.S. wrestlers ever.
40:00 Is he worried this will be his legacy?
41:44 How he learned to handle defeat.
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0:00 Ben Askren discusses his loss to Jake Paul.
1:57 Does he regret taking the fight?
3:00 If he's more embarrassed about this than the Jorge Masvidal fight.
5:23 If his opinions about Paul have changed after the fight.
6:50 Did he train for the fight and is he bothered by people insinuating he didn't?
9:40 His reaction to people saying it was rigged.
11:54 How the fight came about after his retirement.
13:19 Whether he thought about using some MMA skills.
15:07 Anything he wishes he did differently?
16:51 How Paul's power compares to other shots Askren has taken.
20:07 What was going through his mind when he got to the arena.
23:01 On the Pete Davidson situation.
26:12 Did he go back and watch the fight?
28:27 On the size of the ring.
30:35 Whether this was bigger than anything he's been a part of.
32:01 Why do people care so much about Paul's boxing?
33:05 On Nate Robinson reaching out to him.
34:19 Whom Paul should fight next.
35:43 Whether he made more with this fight than any night in his MMA career.
37:08 On Paul's "cheerleading squad."
38:50 Where he ranks among the greatest U.S. wrestlers ever.
40:00 Is he worried this will be his legacy?
41:44 How he learned to handle defeat.
Wow we quick with the timestamps
Lufc veut lui voler sont argent c foccu 😂😂
You're one of the best
Ben askren made the most money in the least amount of time getting knocked out by fighters in less then one round..
What did Ben say from 22:50 - 22:54?
ben askren has his ego completely in check and that’s incredibly admirable
Go back and listen to him talk when he was undefeated in Bellator and then when he first went to the UFC.. I like him but his ego was definitely not in check during the good times lol
@@Jayzan-mt4gl maybe cuz he was younger back then?
Frfr after that masvidal ko he had no choice. Same with nate robinson
I am not so sure about this, I know what you are saying but there is definitely a trend where people imitate humility in order to create a better image for themselves so often what looks like humility is actually meritoriousness.
@@twotwon4201 It was only a few years ago lol
Ben takes a loss better then most guys take a win.
Ultimately likeable
Its not like he has a choice
@@Kingofthekop1 he def has a choice how he handles a loss. Look at omally.
Yeah in an interview n in the public eye. But you know getting knocked out by Jake paul is eating him up. But that almost million dollar payday will make that much easier to deal with forsure
@@codymarijuonko5608 show me a good loser and I’ll show you a good loser.
*The best thing about that fight was that it promoted Ben Askren's admirable personality*
Big facts
He an old man he can’t fight
Truly. It would’ve been amazing if he’d won on top of that
He won 500k without actually training in one round, as well as all the money from interviews a d promos 🤣🤣
I feel like Ben thinks he's smarter than he is.
When Bens says "you're boxing and over there is a robot and Snoop dogg, and Mario Lopez, and Biebers over there singing" it sounds like one of those random dreams one can have once in a while
If your dreams are really lame yeah that makes sense.
Nightmares?
500K and the only people who will clown Ben are Jake's 12 year old fans and Masvidal. Sounds like a huge W to me.
Most of the people who supported ben after the loss turned on him by calling him retired and has had a hip surgery
Hello Checkmark!
I'm not clowning, but it is a stain on Ben's career to be remembered by most people for getting the fastest UFC finish on him and then to get knocked out by a youtuber who a lot of people hate in the first round. It overshadows his not well-known MMA career.
& that's only base
Don't even Put Masvidal alongside them gronks. Masvidal is levels above Askren and Paul. Both nobodies to Jorge. Youre one of those soft gronks who hated the man all cause he sided with Jake. Get outta here
I've been knocked out. I've been embarrassed. I've never been paid half a million dollars for it.
Lol
Are you a professional fighter? Have you ever represented your country in the olympics?
Life's unfair man
Well said
I'm not complaining, just saying Ben will be aight.
So his base purse for the Jake Paul fight is more than all his fights in Bellator, is mind boggling, he literally made money for losing than winning 9 fights consecutively.
And an exhibition nonetheless.. crazy, and broken too. Good for Askren getting that bag for him and his family tho, regardless of the outcome.
If he didn’t win those fights he wouldn’t have gotten this one. They were an investment.
@@MuddyPuttersDG True, doesn't change the fact that they should pay more in bellator though, but what can we do anyways
@@terranloudenback2102 well the unfortunate thing is not enough people watch bellator for them to pay fighters more
Generation CZcams. A community of do nothings that are the new Kardashians.
"It's counterproductive to your current life to think about what people may think of you in your future life,
do what you wanna do in your current life, and if it fits your morals and standards, and if you can stand by it then stand by it,
and if you think you should do other things then go do other things."
Respect to this guy's mindset!
Yessss
These are incredible words
Like u wouldn't of done it, Al career, wouldn't made that 💰.red panty night, paid extra probably who career there.on breakdown.extra 4 goin down.75,000 KO,d by Jorge only Los in none corrupt or showcase fight
@@seanbicard1216 more like alan d spastic with that bizarrely written comment, what happened did your brain turn off?
I am saying this genuinely. In all seriousness. If Ben wrote a book about his outlook on life I’d buy it. The guy is so positive even during an embarrassing loss. I need more of his perspective in my life
He's one of the best "personal development" coaches I've ever seen and hes not even trying.
There are easily plenty of books than can grant you similar or even better outlooks on life... literally anything by Robert green or books on human psychology, dozens and dozens of books like that out there.
You can download em to you phone for a couple bucks, heck, if you ain’t got time to read it, download em as an audiobook, plug in your headphones and play it as you go about your day, reading any book has never been easier than it is today.
@@LegendInThaMakin Robert Greene is a legend. It's true though reading helps a lot. I have a nice kindle collection going. I never really gave audiobooks a try though. I do need to expand my collection. Human psychology is one of my favourite topics.
Y do people judge it as an "embarrassing loss"? He took the challenge as a non proboxer, for a fee, he trained for, and lost....That's an awesome commitment. It's like fully investing in ur future w a business and u failed....is that embarrassing?
Ben actually did wut most of us (including me) are to chicken sh!t to do, TAKE A CHANCE IN LIFE!!!!
He has a mentality course i highly reccomend!
How can you not like Ben. His outlook on everything is admirable
Well just by the fact he has no self-respect or pride left
@@ronalddrump7053 yup now he's one of us
@@ronalddrump7053 that's only in the minds of some Jake Paul fan girls. Not Ben Askrens
@@ronalddrump7053 whateva
@@theglassmaster3140
😩😩
Fan of none of these clown's.
Think about the mental stability of the wrestlers Ben is raising up. Those kids are gonna be amazing. He’s a perfect coach.
@eioshen boboi them kids gonna learn to take money over everything
@Gorgeous George lol why so angry
@Gorgeous George thats shitty, well ben lost and thats that
@Gorgeous George Listen buddy, it's not Ben's fault your dumb. You bet on a 36 year old retired wrestler coming out of a recent hip replacement surgery to win a boxing match against a 24 year old "boxer". There is a reason he was picked for this fight, maybe next time use your two remaining braincells and do 10 minutes of research before placing a bet. Besides, Ben said multiple times that he tried his best to win, but ultimately the result is meaningless to him.
@Reggie Hammond yeah he’s coaching pure wrestling genius
I still think Askren is a badass person, regardless. One of the most humble athletes I've ever seen.
Funniest thing ever watching ben flying back and hitting the floor.
@@fredvalencia2205 😂 you prolly get bullied in school
@@fredvalencia2205 it wasn’t even funny 😐
Askren Stiifffff as a board!
Again!
Hard to talk trash when you are trash.
@M B You’re so funny 😂😂😂😂😐
I wish someone would pay me half a mill to embarrass myself. I've been doing it 25 years for free
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yeah I've been punched in front of loads of people on several occasions , for free. I'd gladly do it again for 1/2 a million for sure !
28 here!
😂😂😂😂😂
This the best comment 😂
Honestly it wasn’t even embarrassing imo, The event itself was the embarrassing part lol
Yeah exactly, a wrestler fights a boxer in a boxing ring and the boxer wins, who would have thought.
And Jake IS a boxer, he has the fundamentals down really good, he's proven that.
@@Chris-zi4mo Jake is a CZcamsr. If he fought a professional boxer he would lose. Ben got KO’d by a professional CZcamsr.
How crazy is it that a pro fighter getting ko'd by a youtuber was the least embarrassing thing about that show.
@@EnduroDreaming Jake's a good boxer, he beats anyone who doesn't have boxing experience. So I'm not surprised he beat Ben. Whether he will have a successful career is to be decided. He probably won't, but he's not a slouch. Like I said he has the fundamentals down and he can throw a punch. Anyone who can't realise that is a casual or a hater.
@@Chris-zi4mo Jake is an ok amateur boxer. That’s it...
Can I just say I love Ben Askren. Just a solid human being.
Ben is that kind of man that admit his loss without making execuses and taking it like a man and that's so damm admirable
Exactly
I mean he kinda doesn't have a choice. He definitely said boxing was easy to learn and he found first hand, that was false...
Why are so many people congratulation him for taking a dive he didn't even train. He's like a hedgfund kid.
@@brandoni241 he was just hyping up the fight. He definetly knew he wasn't going to win.
@@brandoni241 he was just hyping up the fight. He definetly knew he wasn't going to win.
I knew the fight was over when Michael Buffer called him Ben Askew.
I knew the fight was over when Ben Askren was in it and it was a striking contest.
Big Boo Boo by Buffer..
or his guard lmfao the ref def seen that
@@mullybarr9119 highly likely very intentional.....look who the paymaster was ?
He’ll say whatever he’s told to say.
There was no boo boo 😂
lol.. good one
Props to Ariel for consistently getting the interviews we want.
JAKE PAUL IS THE GOD OF THE BOXING WORLD HE'LL SEND CONOR INTO LALA LAND AND HE'LL SEND WOODLEY BACK TO AFRICA
Only reason I watch big nose bandit
Ben askren stays getting KOed lmao poor guy
He’s the plug
no dont give him props. WE ARE WAITING for the Colby covington interview!!!!!
Ben's mentality is different level. He understands the game and life very well. Young guys like us should listen more to him. Top class. Enjoy your life ahead Ben.
He got deformed he's a nerd
If you like his approach to life, check out the school of stoicism
MMA fans to askren
“And he is still my boyyyyy”
So underrated 🤣🤣🤣👌
Nah
On point 💯
definitely not, can't respect a guy who shows no will to win
@@Blackout987 he stood up immediately the ref was just a little too careful. But who cares anyway
the fact that Ben is so okay with being embarrassed and putting himself in the worst possible position for the chance that he will pull off the upset or just be in an embarrassing position that he has to face later has given me a new perspective that i never ever considered looking at. i have such a genuine respect for ben..he's the kind of role model i would want my son or daughter to be influenced by. i will never say anything bad about ben again. dude has my respect forever. he's a man of his word and regardless of what happens he's going to stand by his statements and his performance. i'm no where near half the man he is on a daily basis, let alone after a massive failure. if ben has done anything it's an example of how you address anything in life, especially a failure. ben askren...i'd love to call myself a fan now but i don't think i deserve to be on the ben boat. thanks for your work in sports and i appreciate you as a human being.
He’s a sociopath
@@crujones2849 Do you even know what the word means? lol
That's the truth man, well put
@@QuasiDread it seems like he has a loose grasp on that word lol.
Cru Jones how so?
The real question is why Buffer mispronounced his last name.
100% shenanigans
@Bee Middleton literally this is what happened
@@tuttosalve8352 I would agree but buffer is worth $400 million, I don’t think he needs Jake’s tip
Yeah jake def bribed him.
@@maxschmelling9964 he'll still take the tip
Ben has experienced ego death without the use of psychedelics.
@Anteater Entertainment you mean twice?
@Anteater Entertainment that tends to happen when you fight people who’s main goal in life is to beat you senseless, not counting Jake Paul
LOOOL
@Anteater Entertainment His face has been smashed by some of the best dudes in the game several times lmao
Still has the verbal capacity to outwit you my dude
I guess when you get beat it up by the biggest online shitbag you kinda have to check your ego.
Once you get past the initial sting and embarassment of this loss you realize Askren just made possibly the easiest 500k ever.
He made twice of that
i think jake had the easiest 500k ever
@@Priddyboiicrls nah he actually had to train for it. Askren woke up a few months ago and just decided he would get some extra cash.
What if he bet 500k on Jake wining in the 1st round by ko?
@@adamek9750 cope
Ben came In, in extra funky shape.
Show up,get paid, invest in Bitcoin, throw some disks on Sunday, Netflix with the wife.
Prolly didn’t invest in Bitcoin tho lol that shits dropping and fast
Nailed it.
DO YOU THINK SO?😟
Truth be told
@@Okbroski Gotta buy the dips lol. Its just a chance to increase his position. In general, dont buy a stock when its doing really well.
"The risk of being embaraased is never a good reason not to do something." - Ben Askren. Okay Mindsmash get on that one
Yelloowww
Mindsmash caters to a 12 year old mma fanbase lol, i cringe every time i see any of his videos
That is a statement I live by
@@smesh4190 And then all the little kids try to copy him by trying to comment something prolific.
@@smesh4190 stupidest channel ever It's just cringefest
I thought Ben's cauliflower ear was a headphone 💀
Does it always look like that? Or is that from something recent?
@Jordan Belfort I think surgery can drain it, at least sometimes.
@@surrealistidealist it’s scarring. Lots of wrestlers have it. The ears are sensitive.
I thought the same thing at first! 😂
"Do you regret taking a meaningless fight for 500k for 1 min of work"
Bang up question ariel, top tier.
Well the question tied in to the “embarrassing moment” question.
more like "do you regret tarnishing your legacy for 500k". Good question
@@umarb7325 who cares about legacy these days? I rather have the million
“Hey Ben now that you’re retired and everybody has already harped on your lack of striking ability and you’ve openly agreed with that, do you regret agreeing to be involved in a three month commitment of your time where you will be paid close to 40% more than what you were paid over nine fights and three years in Bellator because it could risk your legacy there they everybody has already been brushed aside since the magic kneee to the face against Masvidal?” Only an idiot would’ve turned that down.
"Ben Askren was never my friend"
- Dana after losing 1 million dollars.
Actually 2m $
🤣
@@HighlightAsif don't think Dana took the bet. Dana wezzeled his way out of it.
JAKE PAUL IS THE GOD OF THE BOXING WORLD HE'LL SEND CONOR INTO LALA LAND AND HE'LL SEND WOODLEY BACK TO AFRICA
@@bigvsouthphilly2156 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Ben showing the world what really matters in life. Knowing who you are and being confident in that. There is zero lying or Ego. Ben has achieved true happiness.
He's damaged his reputation though
@@daithiocinnsealach3173 but again, the dude is retired and always intended to stay that way. As the OP said, he’s found what really matters in life. He doesn’t need a good reputation in fighting anymore...and for the most part people seem to respect him more than JP.
@@maddyharvey7414 Agree fully. I would say what they respect is his honesty, or appearance of as only he truly knows his own mind. It's refreshing not to have the smoke and mirrors brevado and just see a "normal" - though exceptional athelete- person. He won't be effected by any social media hit pieces or discussions as it matters not to him. He's very stoic in his attitude. And seems to have a very grounded grasp on reality. I like him a lot, even more after the Masvidal loss and now this. He has strength or charachter. A trate that seems to be slowly deminishing over time. These are the role models the youth need. And the children he is coaching are lucky to have him as their mentor.
The most amazing thing about Mr Askren is the fact this man has a life time of winning never tasting defeat. Then when he finally does lose takes it like a true champion no excuses, but that’s not the best bit everything this man does is for his wrestling kids the way he carries himself is because he understands a generation of kids need to see sports and results aren’t everything. Life goes on dust yourself off and keep moving.
That shows that he's a father, instead of going 100% wrestling or mma he tries to teach his kids that there are more things in life. He's a good parental figure as far as we've seen.
I think people on the internet are just shallow. He could've become the next Rhonda after that loss to Masdival but here he is...
Ben Askren is the most admiral and composed person I have seen in a loooong time
@BEAST TV but youre on here commenting on a post about him lol, what a loser.
Unbelievebly honest. It's powerful.
BEAST TV he may have lost the fights but he’s winning at life !!!
@BEAST TV How many fights have you won and lost?
BEAST TV I don’t know About that !!! Look at all the comments most are saying positive things about askren!!! Anyway we know you don’t like him haha !! Congrats 🎉
I love how even after the fight, everyone still loves ben 1000x more than jake.
why would losing a boxing match change all that lol
@@vancouverrrr cause it’s a trend to hate on the person who loses. Luckily that’s not the case here. Glad to see your not one of those people.
@@littletank559 because everyone knew Ben was never a striker and should have never been in there. Jake will never sign the Woodley fight cuz tyron would kill him quite literally
@@zacward9124 forgot to mention that as well. Good point.
Change 3:00 to "Ariel shows his feminism side and reveals his new beautiful purple nail polish"
2
"It was the biggest spectacle I ever done and the one I cared about the least" lmao what a savage
Askren took a dive for the money.
He showed better boxing against Maia.
@@amarirasheed6 lol of course
"I ever done and the one" hahaha
What a clown* 🤡🤡🤡
@@pepitopagadoble5885 you must be a clown if you think he cares more about a dumb boxing event compared to the Olympics and UFC....
"Love yourself for who you are. You can't change the way your body looks. Maybe you can pay for plastic surgery and some people unfortunately end up doing that, but you are who you are. And that's me." Well said Ben!
This made me a bigger fan of Ben, why? Because he’s a true human being.
I will watch every Ben interview but not a single jake paul one.
Spot. On.
But ben is a disgrace though
Why? He wasted everyone’s time with this fight. He clearly didn’t put any effort in at all. Looked out of shape and just slow af. Just collected his money and pissed off wasting everyone’s time and money.
you good? hes just a person lmfaooo
@Sahil Warsariya Im responding to the author of this post. Ben doesn't deserve any kind of accolade or respect for this fight. He was just plane dogshit.
I respect askren so much. He's able to admit how embarrassing the loss was and even embraces people making fun of physique. The least insecure fighter I've ever seen.
I know right so much COURAGE. Too bad he is an awful awful awful athletw
Exact same comments were left on the Masvidal interview lol it's just boring now
What choice does he have? He had to play this card. These are the two most embarrassing losses I’ve ever seen
It's pretty easy to be honest when you can't hide from the truth, don't give him too much credit lol. In his prime he couldn't knock a nun out with a sucker punch and his body looks like a stick of butter left out for a week. Respect him for taking $500K to tell everyone he "cared" about winning, manufacturing all this drama pre-fight and then afterwards he didn't care either way, he was happy to make the money and then go back and teach wrestling. We just need to stop look at this glorified donkey show for some kind of significance lol.
@@ThePhreshdog lol. Ya cause awful athletes qualify for the olympics. Probably thee most difficult sport to reach the elite level. You Clueless casuals entertain me.
I've come to really respect Ben over the last few months. He seems like such an honest & genuine person.
Even though he lost he is such a likeable guy. Openly said what he made which was crazy 👀
Ben should write a book and do classes on how to lose and still win
Lmao
smart thing to do, than work hard everyday just to pay your bills, his so underpaid
He kind of already does that through his wrestling academys and wrestling mindsets/podcasts
@@matthewlee8618 what mindset podcasts?
its by having self esteem mate
Easiest 1mil earned ever.
Chicken Nuggets
Most embarrassing human ever. Money > disrespected???😂😂😂
And easiest 2 million Dana has lost
@@joekolpe9849 if you watched this and came out thinking he’s the most embarrassing human ever.. I don’t even know what to say to you. One day maybe you’ll learn there’s more to life then what other people think of you.. until then I’ll assume you’ll live a life of anger and regrets.
@@grevengriff8609 did he actually bet?
I'm French, sorry for my English but this man looks a beautiful personality
Agreed
My favorite part of his ark has been watching him go from a trash talker to trash.
A little different than a native speaker would say, but I think I like your phrasing better! ☺️
thnaks for the time stamps. very nice!!!
I heard Ben on so many podcasts and interviews say exactly what he said in this interview. Super high class, and REAL!
He ran his mouth a lot when he joined the UFC before being humbled
@@patrick553 he ran his mouth a lot vs Jake Paul too, what’s your point? That’s what he does.
@112358 853211 he was 18-0 across two different promotions and had the longest welterweight reign in each. tf you talking about lol. he's a loser cause he loses at 35 and 37 after a hip replacement? lol what a joke of a comment
@112358 853211 well yeah. In a boxing match. Not surprised since he was never known for his striking. I don't like Jake Paul but I have to admit that he has boxing skills. This fight was completely useless in my opinion.
@@user-ok9xd9ms9n I agree.
“You’re one of the best losers I’ve ever met” -Ariel Helwani
I felt my inner Rampage Jackson twitching when he said that to Ben
🤣
😂😭
@Globalizmas - Keiksmažodis Hmmmm 😏😏
When did you meet him?
Ariel Helwani is easily the most disrespectful and egotistical "reporter" (lol) I have ever seen. I only clicked this video because I like Ben that much
This event won't even call it a fight but anyways. It made me respect Ben even more! Such a solid dude
This was a great interview. Ben is such a great, likeable guy. Honestly much more of a real guy than those clown Masvidal and Paul will ever be. I wish him all the best in life.
Honestly, I have more respect for Ben after this fight. He's such a great and humble guy.
Fight? What fight
Legit. I became a fan after the way he handled the Masvidal KO. I love watching good fighters, but I also appreciate humility and respect. That's why I rock with Ben no matter what he does, and Conor and Jorge can **** right off with their heel BS.
he didnt even try to fight jake paul. he messed up the most important night of his life and lost to a youtuber
@@FantasticDimensions he was humbled you mean. He was an arrogant douche with no respect for the striking aspect of combat. His smug attitude he had in Bellator and ONE got ended in these last 3 fights of him
Bro he took a dive SMH i was rooting for him but after the fight happened it was so clear the fight was fixed. Im done with all these celebrity fighting bs. Thats why i watch ufc not wwe i want to watch real skillful martial artists go at it not a wwe show smh.
We love you, Ben. We are carrying you like they carried Spiderman on the transit train.
This was a great and horrible analogy at the same time 😂😂
Lmfaoooo
now we aren't we're all shitting on him
Hahahah amazing comment
I love this man
Fair play to Ben straight out to do interview! He is a personality and he was fun to watch...kudos to him!
Yo Ben. Your career is actually a motivational speaker my guy. We could all learn from this. Seriously, more life lessons from this interview that I have heard in years.
Dude “loses” but comes out the real winner. Awesome!
Ben is a man that is sure of himself. He has his priorities in check. Got the $$$ and rode into the sunset
Yer your right. Sucks tho losing to him
He's man of his words and embarrassed mma community .
@@adamwhittingham210 true, but we seen it coming. He’s not a striker. We just wanted to believe he could.
It's the suckers fault for paying to see the fight
@@kevink6420 I think it’s actually a little over 1,000,000 after the ppv sales
Man is a legend! Fought for 90 seconds, got dropped, ended the fight, went to the hotel to eat pizza and bagged $1M+, completely nonchalant. Love it hahaha
He got $500k and no PPV percentage. So after taxes he got about $305k.
@@EnduroDreaming you're forgetting all the sponsorships
@@illyme20 but blm right???
@@pierregotwings 😂😂😂😂
He didn’t get 1mil dumb Fuk
Easily one of the most admirable post fight interviews I have seen. I’ll even go as far as to say one of the most humble, admirable and self-aware interviews period. This goes to show winning is a mentality.
We will never make fun of ben and will never hate him..he is a legend
Ben. Thank you for a great career. Didn’t lose an ounce of the respect I have for you and I don’t say that out of pity. If only all of us could have this mindset. If we never turned down anything because of fear or embarrassment, we would all see success. “Don’t let your ego be tied to the result”
Well said my man
Why is Ben always laying on the canvas?
Either he's unconscious or nut hugging someone.
Lmao
Sounds like something a loser would say. Here’s your participation trophy 😂
@@agentgrey5696 I just clicked on your icon and it showed the last 3 comments you’ve made on CZcams and they were all negative comments of you hating on other fighters and calling them losers.. Looks like you’ve never won at anything in your life my guy.
Ben has an insane ego! 🤣 what are you lunatics even talking about?? Looool. You must've got the whol pulled over your eyes 🤦♂️
This dude could teach a masterclass on mental toughness. Dude has champ mentality even though he’s recently been in some embarrassing moments. Respect to Ben.
He should teach a class on how not to punch. He’s a master. Godlike, even
@@ghosttowntomato he could fold any good puncher into a pretzel in a real fight
He has a mentality course it turns out
Kudos to Ben for taking the interviews and not hiding.
Him not going after the ref was an amazing example for the kids he coaches
Or maybe because he got paid by Jake to loose kid
He didn’t know what planet he was oh
He's a good looser, he lost and took it like a champ.
Say what you want but Ben Askren has one of the best mentalitys of anyone i have ever seen. I felt more sick to my stomach than he did after the fight! 🤣
Factsss💯💯
Great guy no question
Ben askren sounds like a really great guy. I don’t know why people hate him so much
@@deroxanlit4181 They hate him cause he knows how to take a loss
@@deroxanlit4181 they hate on him cause he's a stuck up clown. Well, he used to be before Masvidal humbled him.. he's been a lot more likeable since then I must admit though..
Ben is such a legend. He gained about a million new fans from doing this event.
Your joking Right
No
Ya, tons of losers out there who can identify with him.
@@jaromT Like yourself?
@@jaromT that loser kill you in 5 minutes. 🤣 You don't know fighters.
At this point, I already forgot he lost the fight lol. This wasn't a big deal after all
He seems so straight up and straight forward. Mad respect
It is money for his family and he isn't attached to his ego like so many people. I respect him for doing his thing and being so straightforward about it all
Man i can’t dislike Ben Askren, the guy is honest down to earth, just says it like it is... Doing a great job with the kids at his academy, Best of luck Ben. 👌🏻
@G T Dude, as having gone through the sport of wrestling I can attest that the discipline and mental toughness it develops are helpful in any walk of life. I can guarantee that Askren is not telling these kids to all become professional athletes. He's doing a good thing.
I like how he called him out in beginning when he pointed out how Helwani doesnt care about his other stuff going on
It's not interesting hearing about his wrestling camp going good with some kindergarden kids doing great and nice and awesome and parents are happy bla bla bla.
It should be about the fight he just went through.
What do you mean called him out lol
I really like his good and well constructed questions👌
The courage required to do this interview honestly deserves a belt
Agreed
Jesus christ y'all are so butthurt trying to give this man pity wins😂 Ben askren just retained his biggest loser title
Ben is the man when it comes to stuff like this
Constantly clowning himself around.. disgrace to himself and his country
What, the greatest loser belt? That's why they hand out participation trophies you goof.
Inspirational guy to be honest, doesn’t let anything phase him
Fax
Ya he really deserves to prosper from this Mickey Mouse show, hopefully he gets some lasting fans and the nay sayers watch his pre UFC fights and realize he is far from a loser
He looked and sounded like he was going to cry in the post press conference though..
@@kfishwick3 nah
@@TheEpicEndermanTV Watch from beginning, you can hear his voice cracking and see his eyes quivering during the first two questions. After that he shakes it off and recovers, finally cracking his all-convincing smile, once again.
2:07 don't let the chance of embarrassing yourself stop you
The way he looks at his defeat is awesome
We’ve always been proud of Ben in Wisconsin. Dude has been a legend in sports for over 20 years. Win or lose, we’ve always been proud of Ben. Get that bag Benny, $1 mil baby!
JAKE PAUL IS THE GOD OF THE BOXING WORLD HE'LL SEND CONOR INTO LALA LAND AND HE'LL SEND WOODLEY BACK TO AFRICA
@@bigvsouthphilly2156 we paid the $50 for the fight to support Ben. Could have easily watched it for free. Jake will take the credit, but Ben brought all the eyes. Good luck to Jake on his career in the future, when he boxes boxers.
@@bigvsouthphilly2156 its not supposed to be this obvious when you troll people. Try being more subtle, you'll get a better reaction.
From Eau Claire WI here!
1m will he gone. His embarrassment will not lmao. Ben 5'7 self is a mma fraud
Ben askren stepped up and made a big check. Also came out of retirement off a hip surgery . dillon dannis was to scared lmao props to funky Ben
JAKE PAUL IS THE GOD OF THE BOXING WORLD HE'LL SEND CONOR INTO LALA LAND AND HE'LL SEND WOODLEY BACK TO AFRICA
Ignore my misspelling btw !
@@bigvsouthphilly2156 How does a Neanderthal use the internet?
Jake terrified of dillon because dillon the type to take him down snd knee bar him.
3v15c3r8 i think he’s smashing his face in the keyboard with a picture of his idol jake Paul 😂
Big respect to him for doing this interview! Take's real courage and humility
Love you and Amy, Ben. Very happy to have been introduced to you both 💗
Ben played this beautifully! Win or lose he's taking care of his family. Who WOULDN'T take that kind of 💰
He played it beautifully? He got smashed on national television as an Olympian. Shows up out of shape and disrespects himself and his families name. Long after the money is gone and spent, Ben askren will always be remembered as an embarrassment.
@@dd61882 who cares man, anyone would take that much money to be embarrassed. And who cares if he’s known as an embarrassment, the only thing it would hurt is his ego lmao which he doesn’t have much of a big ego anyway
@@dd61882 are you serious? Go to record books and your name will not be there but he will.
Hahaha 500k? Embarrased by a CZcams kid. 2 years boxing > whole life of fighting😂😂😂
@@dd61882 u take life wayyyy to serious dude
Ben needs to write a book, I’d definitely buy it
@Annie N title : well that sucked
@Annie N how narrow minded. I could do that with somebody like rudyard kipling or aleister crowley. Only gonna suck if its written by someone whose gonna some it up so negatively like u 🤷♂️. Guarantee imo uve read spme of the shittest books, if any. Some people are interested in athletic competitors, especially when they have such a controlled mindset as ben askren. Go back to pauls videos
it would only last a couple of seconds.
@Annie N lol
@Annie N lol you left out the belts in the other corporations. Kinda convenient. Funny tho
Jake Paul fans are angry because Ben hasn't reacted to the loss the way they wanted. 🤣
where is the podcast ? i can’t find it on my app
Ben is wise af
What does af mean?
Asf=as f**k
Af=A** f**k
@@titaniumwolf2 I think it means a** F**k
@@obiden5286 who is a** F*** in this context? Sorry im a little older and not good at english.
@@titaniumwolf2 a lot
I can't stand Jake Paul. When people say the wrong people have money he's who they talk about. But i must admit it was genius to pick Askren. The 1 dude in UFC history who couldn't throw a proper punch. He was retired & had hip replacement surgery. They set everyone up.
The wrong people to have money are people like you who claim there's "wrong people to have money" 😆 what a pathetic thing to say lol
You just said the wrong people to have money are the people who say the wrong people have money, wouldn’t that also make you the wrong type of person to have money?
@@pfclex6737 That fool contradicting himself lol
bruh, Askren's quotes are so inspirational and words to live by.
This was such an enjoyable interview. Thanks Ariel and Ben!
I love how mentaly strong he is
All you kids out there. This is how you handle those embarrassing moments in life. Don't hide, get up the next day and live your life!
Don't get into situation to get embarrassed in the 1st place. Prevention is #1
@@joekolpe9849 That's terrible advice, with that mindset you'll be in the bedroom for the rest of your life and not achieve anything.
@@joekolpe9849 I mean I guess if you're afraid of failure lol
@Chuck Woolery Hopefully
@@joekolpe9849 you will never achieve anything in life with that mentality. Clearly you're insecure.
I'll just say this:
When Jake Paul won, he started crying like a baby and getting emotional
When Ben lost, he got up, got his money and smiled as he was walking with his family.
It was more about his bodyguard Shadow dying 10 days before the fight I imagine but both together it’s understandable imo
Yeah it was staged
“I’ve never been hit with an overhand right”
*Robbie Lawler has entered the chat*
I don’t even think lawler threw an overhand right at him
Made me laugh
Robbie didin't hit him with an overhand either.
He wasn't even ko with a overhand it was a normal hook.
"If I did it wasn't a hard one"
Hate him or like him, the dude has a skin made of Titanium. He is the kind of people who live longer than anybody else
Not if he keeps getting beaten up.
@Eventual Visitor
Weak fighting skills ??!! This guy is 19-2 and was world champion in two different MMA organisations. In the street he will maul the paul brothers and their team .
@@chico-209 Wrestling on pavement?? Don't be silly...
@@SekeU85 haven't you seen suplex on pavement ? Don't be silly.
@Eventual Visitor oh what a creative way to say that you know nothing about either the streets or fighting....
Interesting point on Legacy. Never heard it before
If you look at Ben, he has a similar face/hair to many Greek looking statues. Given his Olympic credentials, it's interesting that he has that Greek look to him.
Askren the body of an Olympic curlers shoe shiner.
Ceasar
Dude made $500k + undisclosed PPV bonus, he’s going to be alright
JAKE PAUL IS THE GOD OF THE BOXING WORLD HE'LL SEND CONOR INTO LALA LAND AND HE'LL SEND WOODLEY BACK TO AFRICA
he told steve o he wasn't getting ppv points
@@bigvsouthphilly2156 fake account
@@bigvsouthphilly2156 you’re so funny
He will embarrassingly reap the rewards
Robert Whittaker and Ben Askren just became my two favourite fighters for the same reason; they're both super chill.
I love Ben. He is well centered
Great attitude to have Ben, I love that 👏 😀
He won half a million dollars why do people care about embarrassment, I'm just happy for him
I heard it was a million.
“Won” would be the wrong word here.
@@neptunessorrow6119 well he got money for basically no effort xd
He prob got a million. 500k is show money. But he gets part of the PPV.
Humiliated in public, u wont understand till that happens to you. Money cant erase that
Ben got paid $1 million, and in the process Dana lost $1 million.
I say that’s win/win for Ben.
Is that all you got Dana 🤣😂
if you think Dana actually put money on that youre a r-word
Ben got 500k
Dana said he doesn't make Illegal bets and why would he bet with Jake when he can go to a casino and bet
ben is the most humble person ever 🙏🙏💯
Easy to be humble after u just got KTFO, wasn’t so humble when he was undefeated
Ben if even 10% of the kids you coach go on to have greater lives because of your input then that’ll be an amazing legacy guy.
Just keep doing you Ben as you’re still one of the best entertainers we’ve had in our sport, I wish more fighters would take notice of the blueprint.
👏👏👏