Duke Roufus thinks Askren is being used as a pawn
Duke Roufus stopped by “The MMA Hour” and talked a little about the current games going on with Ben Askren and his current Free agent status. ENJOY!
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“I feel like at times [Askren]’s being used as a pawn from one promotion to the other, personally,” Roufus said. “I mean, if [Bellator] doesn’t want him, let him go. I would love to see that fight happen, for sure. But Georges is talking about retiring, for one. Two, in order to make a title fight at welterweight in the UFC, they need footage to promote Ben, which they don’t have.